Antonyms for machete
məˈʃɛt i, -ˈtʃɛt ima·chete

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. machetenoun

   Synonyms:
   bolo

2. macheteverb

   To cut or chop with a machete.

   After some hours of intense work, we had macheted a path through the jungle to the bank of the river.

   Synonyms:
   bolo

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1. • Knife

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.6 / 7 votes

1. machete, matchet, panganoun

   a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation

   Synonyms:
   panga, matchet

How to use machete in a sentence?

1. Andrew Lincoln (Rick Grimes):

   There's a compound bow and a machete with a red handle. That's what I'm gonna use to kill you.

2. Patrice Barutwanajo:

   Whoever has a machete uses it for cultivating, not for other purposes, it is impossible to say that people have machetes for killing.

3. Abdullah Faaruuq:

   They say Aafia Saddiqui took up a machine gun while they held Aafia Saddiqui captive in the other room and was ready to attack her captors, what a brave woman she is. And if my mother was in the same place, she would have taken her West Indian machete and cut her way through those kafirs( infidels).

4. Gulled Bulhan:

   I was crossing the road when I saw a man with a machete and silver canisters on his chest being chased by what I assume was an undercover police officer -- as they were in civilian clothing.

5. Rod Hilton:

   I think to a lot of fans, Star Wars is Luke Skywalker story. Unfortunately, the prequels kind of refocused the entire saga on Anakin Skywalker and made it Luke Skywalker story -- which doesn't work as well because Anakin Skywalker's not a sympathetic or engaging character, machete Order includes the bulk of the prequel material... but Luke's position as the narrative center is restored.

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