Synonyms for knife
naɪf; naɪvzknife

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.7 / 3 votes

1. knifenoun

   edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle

   Synonyms:
   tongue

2. knifenoun

   a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point

   Synonyms:
   tongue

3. tongue, knifeverb

   any long thin projection that is transient

   "tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark"

   Synonyms:
   tongue, natural language, glossa, lingua, spit, clapper

4. knife, stabverb

   use a knife on

   "The victim was knifed to death"

   Synonyms:
   prod, dig, stab, poke, jab

Matched Categories

1. • Edge Tool
   • Injure
   • Weapon

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. knifenoun

   Synonyms:
   dagger, stiletto, dirk, poniard, bowie-knife, misericorde, anlace, yataghan, machete, bolo, handjar, skean, creese, barong, sword, billhook, saber, scalpel, lancet, bistoury, jackknife, pen-knife, pocket-knife

   Associated words:
   cutler, cutlery, sheath, sheathe, unsheathe, scabbard, cultrivorous, cultrate, cultriform, tang, scale, spring, blade, kick, spatula

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1. List of paraphrases for "knife":

   knives, blade, dagger, shiv, messer, scalpel, cutter, stab, razor, dao

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1. List of known nicknames for "Knife":

   Duncan McCoshan

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1. Mohammad Nowroz Haqmal:

   I was mentally and physically tortured, they beat me in the basement, and there were so many mock executions – more than twenty times the Taliban put a knife to my neck. I never thought I would make it out alive.

2. Kiva Donnell:

   It was just like get out, help, do what I can. i went and grabbed a knife from another individual and cut the seat belt, then after I saw the situation I just came back over to where the boys were to keep them shielded from seeing anything else over there.

3. Paul Gagnon:

   The smartphone is a bit of a Swiss Army knife. But it's not necessarily specialized.

4. Remy Heitz:

   Throughout this journey, he repeatedly opened fire with a handgun and used a knife which he both used to seriously injure and kill.

5. Daniel Herbert:

   At the point which my client confronted Mr. McDonald, my client was aware of the fact that the individual (McDonald) had not complied with numerous police orders to drop the knife.