What are some opposite words for baton?

Antonyms for baton
bəˈtɒn, bæ-, ˈbæt nba·ton

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Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. baton, wandnoun

    a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir

    Synonyms:
    verge, truncheon, billy, scepter, wand, billy club, billystick, sceptre, nightstick

  2. truncheon, nightstick, baton, billy, billystick, billy clubnoun

    a short stout club used primarily by policemen

    Synonyms:
    truncheon, billy, he-goat, wand, billy club, billystick, billy goat, nightstick

  3. batonnoun

    a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority

    Synonyms:
    wand, billystick, nightstick, billy club, billy, truncheon

  4. batonnoun

    a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette

    Synonyms:
    wand, billystick, nightstick, billy club, billy, truncheon

  5. batonnoun

    a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race

    Synonyms:
    wand, billystick, nightstick, billy club, billy, truncheon

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words4.0 / 1 vote

  1. batonnoun

    Synonyms:
    staff, wand, sceptre, truncheon

How to use baton in a sentence?

  1. Nayab Haider:

    When police tried to stop them, they stoned police and beat officials with batons. In retaliation, police baton-charged them followed by tear gas firing.

  2. Chris Weston:

    The baton is now being firmly handed over to the reality of the situation in economic data.

  3. Zhang Chen:

    We're seeing higher risks in small-cap stocks, but many bluechip companies have attractive valuations. They may take up the baton and lead indexes higher.

  4. Kevin Orcutt:

    The nunchaku is a martial arts device or weapon that Bruce Lee demonstrated in many movies. That's not what I'm teaching here. The impact techniques are extremely simple, as in any baton user would be able to master those techniques, and they don't take long to teach, the remainder of the training is for the control applications, which the martial arts experts don't teach because they're not putting people in handcuffs.

  5. Edward Shihadeh:

    Three of the highest crime cities in America -- Shreveport, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans -- are all in Louisiana, which is among the poorest( states) in the country.

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