Synonyms of knives

knives

noun

plural of knife

as in cutters

an instrument with a metal length that has a sharp edge for cutting

be careful in using the knife to split open the cardboard box

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cutters
• blades
• daggers
• swords
• bayonets
• shivs
• shanks
• cleavers
• pocketknives
• machetes
• steels
• cutlasses
• switchblades
• stilettos
• dirks
• poniards
• bolos
• sabers
• scalpels
• bodkins
• rapiers
• hacks
• sheath knives
• stylets
• yataghans
• switch knives
• bowie knifes
• jackknives

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of knives

Oakland police released footage Wednesday of a deadly police shooting in mid-July, when two of its officers opened fire on a man who was wielding knives affixed to long metal poles in the city’s Fruitvale District. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026

Critics have had their knives out for Netflix‘s politically incorrect dark comedy, which debuted over the weekend. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026

He is accused of extorting minors to write names on their naked skin, cut themselves and stick objects such as knives into their genitals. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

Using a pastry blender or two knives, cut in butter until coarse crumbs form. — Martha Stewart, 3 Aug. 2026

Her promise expresses, in some way, her kinship with her unmarried aunt, who didn’t trade her own freedom for a set of good knives. — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026

Police found three knives in the home covered in blood, per the outlet. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026

According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), officers responded to a report of a man who left a home in Annandale following an argument while allegedly armed with two knives. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026

Bumbershoot prohibits a number of items on festival grounds, including firearms, knives, drugs, and drones, among other items. — Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 30 July 2026