Synonyms of swords

swords

noun

plural of sword

as in blades

a hand weapon with a length of metal sharpened on one or both sides and usually tapered to a sharp point

once upon a time dueling with swords was the gentlemanly way to settle a point of honor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blades
• steels
• sabers
• brands
• broadswords
• scimitars
• cutlasses
• rapiers
• smallswords

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of swords

Fires burn, buildings tumble, swords fly about and people die. — Zachary Pincus-Roth, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

There were various life-size swords on display, such as the Zenithian sword and the Sword of Light from Dragon Quest XI. — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Fans were still filing in, braving 90-degree heat with novelty beer swords in hand, as Maiava moved USC methodically down the field, punching in a one-yard keeper for an early score. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

These troops generally fought with swords and shields, using a method of warfare that involved rapid movement and raids. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

In Westeros, everyone always fights about the Iron Throne—a chair like an iron cowlick, constructed with actual swords seized from vanquished enemies, jutting every which way. — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

His office walls are full of samurai swords and revolutionary art, and his desk is littered with Zyn cans and sugar-free Dr Peppers. — Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026

But, the intense negotiations turned into all sides laying down their swords, until September. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Arizona’s Carson Beck and King — two NFL rookies who once faced off in an eight-overtime college thriller won by Georgia’s Beck over Georgia Tech’s King — threw swords at each other throughout that second quarter. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2026