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

The two characters fight with swords and exchange blows as the action moves between a bar, rooftops, and a bridge. — Krystie Lee Yandoli, USA Today, 15 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

No dragons, of course, but plenty of political conniving, clashing swords and last-minute escapes. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 10 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

Furious demands for resignations were satisfied as Gabriele Gravina, Gianluigi Buffon and Gennaro Gattuso all fell on their swords. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 28 July 2026