knight

The word “knight” has 1 syllable: knight

It's pronounced as /naɪt/

What is synonym and antonym for knight?

In the thesaurus, “knight” has 99 synonyms and 31 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for knight

acclaim
advance
aggrandize
applaud
archer
aristocrat
banneret
beau
beau brummell
blade
blood
boost
buck
caballero
captivator
cavalier
celebrate
champion
charmer
chevalier
cite
combatant
commend
commission
companion
compliment
confederate
congratulate
conscript
continental
counterguerilla
counterguerrilla
crossbowman
dandy
decorate
digger
draftee
dude
elevate
ennoble
enrollee
eulogize
exalt
extol
extoll
federal
fop
forward
further
galahad
gallant
gallowglass
gendarme
gentleman
gi
glorify
guardsman
guerilla
guerrilla
hail
heighten
honor
horseman
improve
irregular
jay
knight errant
lancer
laud
lifer
lift
lover
man-at-arms
militiaman
minuteman
noncombatant
paladin
paramilitary
partisan
partizan
patrician
pikeman
praise
prince
promote
protagonist
raise
recruit
reservist
salute
smoothie
smoothy
spearman
swell
templar
upgrade
uplift
veteran
warhorse

Antonyms for knight

abase
censure
civilian
condemn
damn
degrade
demean
demote
denounce
depose
dethrone
disgrace
dishonor
dismiss
downgrade
enemy
expel
humble
humiliate
impeach
lower
mortify
oust
overthrow
reduce
remove
reprobate
shame
take down
unmake
unseat

Meanings of knight

noun
1. A young servant or follower; a trained military attendant in service of a lord.
2. A minor nobleman with an honourable military rank who had served as a page and squire.
3. (by extension) An armored and mounted warrior of the Middle Ages.
4. (modern) A person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch.
5. A brave, chivalrous and honorable man devoted to a noble cause or love interest.
6. A chess piece, often in the shape of a horse's head, that is moved two squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces.
7. A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.
8. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Ypthima.
9. (modern) A generic name for various mushrooms belonging to the fungal order gilled mushrooms; scientific name Tricholoma.
verb
1. To confer knighthood upon.
2. To promote (a pawn) to a knight.

Example Sentences

The brave knight rode into battle without fear.
He was honored as a knight by the queen for his service.
The story told of a noble knight who rescued the princess.
In chess, the knight moves in an L-shape.
The knight wore shining armor and carried a large sword.

On this page you'll find 130 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to knight, such as: abase, acclaim, advance, aggrandize, applaud, archer, aristocrat.

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