Utensil
Weapon
Weapon noun - Any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting.
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Synonyms for Weapon
Utensil and weapon are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Utensil" instead a noun "Weapon".
Nearby Words: weaponry, weaponless
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The knife doubles as a handy tool, a dining utensil and a close combat weapon in the Finnish Army.
Source: Knife Nut - Cutlery Escape Aid is when a captive attempts to steal an eating utensil to use as a weapon or otherwise aid in their escape.
Source: Cutlery Escape Aid -
Subverted in an issue of ElfQuest during the "Siege of Blue Mountain" arc: the golden knife Dewshine acquires in one scene is a kitchen utensil she only picks up for lack of anything better, even musing on the poor suitability of the metal for a weapon.
Source: Bling-Bling-BANG!
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Weapon and Utensil. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/utensil/weapon
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