Synonyms of shiv

shiv

noun

ˈshiv 

slang

as in knife

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

watch yourself in Cell Block 8, or you'll end up with a shiv in your back

Synonyms & Similar Words

• knife
• cutter
• shank
• blade
• dagger
• sword
• cleaver
• bayonet
• steel
• bolo
• switchblade
• stiletto
• machete
• bodkin
• dirk
• bowie knife
• cutlass
• pocketknife
• rapier
• scalpel
• poniard
• hack
• saber
• sheath knife
• yataghan
• stylet
• switch knife
• jackknife

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shiv

The lollipop stick becomes a deadly shiv as Neeson rips them apart. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries offered the Capitol Hill equivalent of a shiv in the back when he was asked whether the Senate needed new leadership. — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2025

Thursday, busy prosecutors in the turbulent SDNY office tried to stick a judicial shiv in Combs’ motion to suppress. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025

Imagine a world where Superman is stopping a bank robbery, but every weapon is packed with Kryptonite ammunition and every petty criminal carries a Kryptonite shiv. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2025