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 new ways doesn’t have to mean holstering old ones.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2024

Brandishing his economic credentials, Netanyahu promised financial relief to households buckling under inflation.

From Reuters • Jul. 26, 2023

Brandishing her weapon, growling at Jello, she backed toward the sod house, kicked hack the ruins, and saw the pack under the crushed roof.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George