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brandish

The word “brandish” has 2 syllables: bran-dish

It's pronounced as /ˈbræn.dɪʃ/

What is synonym and antonym for brandish?

In the thesaurus, “brandish” has 35 synonyms and 13 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for brandish along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for brandish

  • advertise
  • air
  • announce
  • bare
  • blaze
  • broadcast
  • discover
  • display
  • disport
  • divulge
  • exhibit
  • expose
  • flash
  • flaunt
  • flourish
  • herald
  • lay out
  • parade
  • placard
  • post
  • proclaim
  • produce
  • publicize
  • reveal
  • show
  • show off
  • sound
  • sport
  • strut
  • trumpet
  • uncloak
  • uncover
  • unmask
  • unveil
  • wave

Antonyms for brandish

Meanings of brandish

  • noun
    1. The act of flourishing or waving.
  • verb
    1. To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill.
    2. To bear something with ostentatious show.

Example Sentences

  • The knight began to brandish his sword before the battle.
  • She would often brandish her achievements to impress others.
  • The thief tried to brandish a knife to scare the shopkeeper.
  • Protesters continued to brandish banners in the crowded street.
  • He liked to brandish his authority whenever he felt challenged.

On this page you'll find 48 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to brandish, such as: advertise, air, announce, bare, blaze, broadcast, camouflage.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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  • advertise
  • afflict
  • agitate
  • ail
  • air
  • alarm
  • annoy
  • bewilder
  • blow up
  • bluster
  • boast
  • bother
  • brandish
  • break out
  • bristle
  • broadcast
  • bug
  • burden
  • burn
  • burn up
  • carry on
  • chafe
  • concern
  • confound
  • confuse
  • cramp
  • craze
  • debilitate
  • declare
  • derange
  • disarrange
  • disclose
  • discombobulate
  • discommode
  • discompose
  • disconcert
  • discountenance
  • dismay
  • disoblige
  • disorder
  • display
  • disport
  • disquiet
  • distract
  • distress
  • disturb
  • divulge
  • drive up the wall
  • egg on
  • expose
  • fan it
  • fire up
  • flash
  • flash about
  • flip
  • flip out
  • floor
  • flourish
  • flurry
  • fluster
  • foam
  • fret
  • fulminate
  • fume
  • gasconade
  • get to
  • give a bad time
  • give a hard time
  • grandstand
  • grieve
  • harass
  • harry
  • hot-dog
  • impose on
  • incapacitate
  • inconvenience
  • indispose
  • irk
  • irritate
  • key up
  • lay up
  • let it all hang out
  • make a fuss
  • make waves
  • muddle
  • needle
  • pain
  • parade
  • perplex
  • perturb
  • pester
  • pick on
  • plague
  • pother
  • proclaim
  • psych
  • put on an act
  • put out
  • rage
  • rampage
  • rant
  • rattle
  • rave
  • reveal
  • rock the boat
  • roll out
  • ruffle
  • run amok
  • run amuck
  • sadden
  • seethe
  • show and tell
  • showcase
  • sicken
  • smack with
  • smolder
  • smoulder
  • spook
  • sport
  • spring on
  • steam
  • stew
  • stir up
  • storm
  • strain
  • streak
  • stress
  • take on
  • throw off balance
  • throw weight around
  • torment
  • trot out
  • trouble
  • try
  • turn
  • turn on
  • unhinge
  • unnerve
  • unsettle
  • upset
  • vaunt
  • vex
  • wave around
  • whip out
  • worry

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