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the sword in British English

a. 
violence or power, esp military power
b. 
death; destruction
to put to the sword
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Synonyms of 'the sword'

military power, war, arms, aggression
death, murder, violence, massacre
More Synonyms of the sword
1 (phrase) 
Synonyms
military power
war
arms
aggression
2 (phrase) 
Synonyms
death
murder
The three accused are charged with attempted murder.
violence
massacre
She lost her mother in the massacre.
slaying
a trail of motiveless slayings
butchery
War is simply a legalised form of butchery.
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Additional synonyms

in the sense of butchery
Definition
senseless slaughter
War is simply a legalised form of butchery.
Synonyms
slaughter,
killing,
murder,
massacre,
bloodshed,
carnage,
mass murder,
blood-letting,
blood bath
in the sense of massacre
Definition
the wanton or savage killing of large numbers of people
She lost her mother in the massacre.
Synonyms
slaughter,
killing,
murder,
holocaust,
carnage,
extermination,
annihilation,
butchery,
mass slaughter,
blood bath
in the sense of murder
Definition
the unlawful intentional killing of one human being by another
The three accused are charged with attempted murder.
Synonyms
killing,
homicide,
massacre,
assassination,
slaying,
bloodshed,
carnage,
butchery

Nearby words of
the sword

  • the shivers
  • the stage
  • the sticks
  • the sword
  • the system
  • the theatre
  • the thing

Related terms of
the sword

  • put someone to the sword

Synonyms of 'the sword'

the sword

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of slaying
a trail of motiveless slayings
Synonyms
killing,
murder,
massacre,
assassination,
manslaughter,
homicide,
bloodshed,
carnage,
butchery
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