sword

[sawrd, sohrd] / sɔrd, soʊrd /

NOUN

saber

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blade dagger weapon

STRONG

bill brand cutlass epee foil rapier scimitar

WEAK

bilbo

NOUN

weapon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blade dagger saber

STRONG

backsword brand broadsword claymore creese cutlas cutlass dirk epee falchion foil hanger kris rapier sabre scimitar toledo

WEAK

bilbo curtana damascus blade estoc glaive scimiter smallsword spadroon

Example Sentences

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AI enters a culture already sliced and diced by the double-edged sword of digital technology.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Strategic ambiguity, if that’s what this is, can be a double-edged sword.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

The force said the man was walking along the main road with the sword, adding no-one was injured.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

To HBO, this “Game of Thrones” spinoff is a bridge between its lucrative sword, sorcery and old magic high fantasies.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

He pulled the sword out of the cart and turned around.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri