brandishing

VERB

flaunt, swing around

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flash trot out wield

STRONG

display disport exhibit expose gesture parade raise shake show sport swing threaten warn

WEAK

come on strong show off throw weight around

Antonyms

STRONG

abandon conceal cover guard hide protect save

WEAK

not show

Example Sentences

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Brandishing charts that show the path to any objective, they see the future as knowable and amenable to our control.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

Brandishing nukes had nothing to do with it.

From Slate • Oct. 30, 2025

Brandishing a competitive nature and an extreme love of live entertainment, TV and movies since childhood, she never could have fathomed that a blend of all of those attributes could equate to a job.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2024

"Brandishing nuclear weapons to coerce the United States and its allies is irresponsible."

From Reuters • Oct. 13, 2022

Brandishing the plastic cutlass at Clyde, I cried, “Walk the plank, Admiral!”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole