cane

The word “cane” has 1 syllable: cane

It's pronounced as /keɪn/


What is synonym and antonym for cane?

In the thesaurus, “cane” has 128 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for cane along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for cane

  • assail
  • assault
  • attack
  • bash
  • baste
  • bastinade
  • bastinado
  • bat
  • baton
  • batter
  • beat
  • beetle
  • belabor
  • belt
  • beset
  • billy
  • billy club
  • birch
  • blackjack
  • bludgeon
  • box
  • buffet
  • bung up
  • bust
  • chop
  • clobber
  • clout
  • club
  • cowhide
  • crabstick
  • crack
  • crook
  • crosier
  • crozier
  • cudgel
  • cuff
  • curry
  • do
  • drub
  • fib
  • flagellate
  • flog
  • fustigate
  • gavel
  • gore
  • hammer
  • hickory
  • hide
  • hit
  • horsewhip
  • knobkerrie
  • knock
  • lace
  • lacerate
  • lam
  • lambast
  • lambaste
  • lash
  • lather
  • lay on
  • leather
  • lick
  • mace
  • maim
  • mallet
  • mangle
  • maul
  • mutilate
  • nightstick
  • paddle
  • paste
  • pelt
  • pikestaff
  • pistol-whip
  • pole
  • pommel
  • pound
  • pummel
  • punch
  • punch out
  • raid
  • rattan
  • rawhide
  • rod
  • rung
  • rush
  • sap
  • scourge
  • shillalah
  • shillelagh
  • slam
  • slap
  • slate
  • sledgehammer
  • slog
  • smack
  • smash
  • sock
  • spank
  • staff
  • stave
  • storm
  • strap
  • swat
  • swipe
  • switch
  • tan
  • thrash
  • thresh
  • thump
  • thwack
  • tromp
  • truncheon
  • vade mecum
  • waddy
  • walking stick
  • wallop
  • whack
  • whale
  • wham
  • whangee
  • whap
  • whip
  • whomp
  • whop
  • whup
  • work over
  • wound

Meanings of cane

  • noun
    1. A plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem thereof.
    2. The stem of such a plant adapted for use as a tool.
    3. A rod-shaped tool or device, somewhat like a cane.
    4. Split rattan, as used in wickerwork, basketry and the like.
    5. A local European measure of length; the canna.
  • verb
    1. To strike or beat with a cane or similar implement.
    2. To destroy; to comprehensively defeat.
    3. To do something well, in a competent fashion.
    4. To produce extreme pain.
    5. To make or furnish with cane or rattan.

Example Sentences

  • He used a cane to help him walk after the injury.
  • The old man walked slowly with his wooden cane.
  • We bought a beautiful sugar cane at the market.
  • The garden was lined with tall cane plants that swayed in the wind.
  • She decorated the table with a basket of cane and colorful flowers.

On this page you'll find 128 synonyms or another words to cane, such as: assail, assault, attack, bash, baste, bastinade, bastinado.

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

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  • bigotry
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  • cozenage
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  • indirection
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  • insidiousness
  • insincerity
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  • lie
  • lip service
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  • mendaciousness
  • mendacity
  • mockery
  • oiliness
  • perfidiousness
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  • pharisaism
  • phoniness
  • pietism
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  • smoothness
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  • treacherousness
  • treachery
  • treason
  • trickery
  • two-facedness
  • two-timing
  • unctuousness
  • underhandedness
  • unfaithfulness
  • unscrupulousness
  • untrueness
  • untruthfulness
  • violation
  • wiliness

bait and switch

  • Ponzi
  • U-turn
  • about-face
  • about-turn
  • bait-and-switch
  • bill of goods
  • boiler room
  • bunco
  • bunco game
  • bunko
  • cahoots
  • cheat
  • cheating
  • chicane
  • chicanery
  • complicity
  • con
  • con game
  • con job
  • confidence trick
  • connivance
  • conspiracy
  • cover up
  • craft
  • deceit
  • deceive
  • denial
  • diddling
  • disaffirmance
  • disavowal
  • dishonesty
  • disinform
  • disownment
  • dodge
  • double cross
  • double-cross
  • double-dealing
  • double-talk
  • doublespeak
  • dupery
  • fast shuffle
  • flam
  • flimflam
  • flip-flop
  • fourberie
  • fraud
  • fraudulence
  • fraudulent artifice
  • funny business
  • graft
  • guile
  • guilt
  • guiltiness
  • hesitation
  • hoax
  • hustle
  • imposture
  • indecision
  • intrigue
  • irresolution
  • lead astray
  • lie
  • misdirect
  • misguide
  • mislead
  • misstate
  • mousetrap
  • pervert
  • plot
  • pretense
  • prevaricate
  • put on
  • put on an act
  • put on false front
  • put up a smokescreen
  • quackery
  • racket
  • razzle-dazzle
  • recantation
  • reconsideration
  • renunciation
  • repudiation
  • retraction
  • retreat
  • reversal
  • ripoff
  • scam
  • scheme
  • second thought
  • sharp practice
  • shell game
  • shenanigans
  • shilly-shallying
  • signify
  • skin game
  • skunk
  • snow job
  • sting
  • string along
  • stunt
  • swindle
  • swindling
  • switcheroo
  • trick
  • turnabout
  • turnaround
  • underhandedness
  • vacillation
  • volte-face
  • wabbling
  • wavering
  • whitewash
  • wobbling
  • wrong steer

ballyhoo

  • acclaim
  • ad
  • ado
  • advance
  • advertise
  • advertisement
  • advertising
  • alarums and excursions
  • announce
  • applaud
  • assert
  • aver
  • banner
  • bark
  • bill
  • billboard
  • blare
  • blather
  • blaze
  • blazon
  • blow up
  • bluster
  • bobbery
  • boost
  • bother
  • brawl
  • broadcast
  • buildup
  • bulletin
  • bustle
  • cacophony
  • claim
  • clamor
  • clatter
  • clutter
  • coil
  • commend
  • commercial
  • commotion
  • compliment
  • corroboree
  • crack up
  • cry up
  • declare
  • din
  • disorder
  • dispatch
  • disturbance
  • dither
  • do
  • endorse
  • eruption
  • eulogize
  • extol
  • extoll
  • fever
  • flare-up
  • flurry
  • flutter
  • foofaraw
  • fracas
  • fray
  • fret
  • fun
  • furor
  • furore
  • fuss
  • glorify
  • hail
  • hassle
  • helter-skelter
  • herald
  • hoo-ha
  • hoo-hah
  • hoopla
  • howl
  • hubble-bubble
  • hubbub
  • hue and cry
  • hullabaloo
  • hurly
  • hurly-burly
  • hurricane
  • hurry
  • hurry-scurry
  • hurry-skurry
  • hype
  • indorse
  • ink
  • kerfuffle
  • lather
  • laud
  • lay down
  • magnify
  • make out
  • marketing
  • melee
  • merchandise
  • merchandize
  • message
  • moil
  • newscast
  • noise
  • offer
  • outbreak
  • outburst
  • outcry
  • pandemonium
  • pitch
  • placard
  • plug
  • poster
  • pother
  • praise
  • proclaim
  • promote
  • promotion
  • pronounce
  • pronouncement
  • propaganda
  • publication
  • publicity
  • publicize
  • publish
  • puffery
  • push
  • racket
  • recommend
  • release
  • report
  • review
  • roar
  • row
  • ruckus
  • ruction
  • rumpus
  • scuffle
  • sell
  • shindy
  • sign
  • splore
  • spot
  • squall
  • stew
  • stir
  • storm
  • story
  • talk up
  • testimonial
  • tizzy
  • to-do
  • tout
  • touting
  • trumpet
  • tub-thump
  • tumult
  • turmoil
  • unrest
  • upheaval
  • uproar
  • welter
  • whirl
  • williwaw
  • word
  • write-up
  • zoo

ballyhoos

  • acclaims
  • ados
  • advances
  • advertises
  • alarums and excursions
  • announces
  • applauds
  • asserts
  • avers
  • barks
  • blares
  • blathers
  • blazes
  • blazons
  • blows up
  • bluster
  • bobberies
  • boosts
  • bothers
  • brawls
  • broadcasts
  • bustles
  • cacophonies
  • claims
  • clamors
  • clatters
  • clutters
  • coils
  • commends
  • commotions
  • compliments
  • corroborees
  • cracks up
  • cries up
  • declares
  • dins
  • disorders
  • disturbances
  • dithers
  • dos
  • endorses
  • eruptions
  • eulogizes
  • extolls
  • extols
  • fevers
  • flare-ups
  • flurries
  • flutters
  • foofaraws
  • fracas
  • fracases
  • frays
  • frets
  • fun
  • furores
  • furors
  • fusses
  • glorifies
  • hails
  • hassles
  • helter-skelters
  • heralds
  • hoo-hahs
  • hoo-has
  • hooplas
  • howls
  • hubble-bubbles
  • hubbubs
  • hue and cries
  • hullabaloos
  • hurlies
  • hurly-burlies
  • hurricanes
  • hurry-scurries
  • hurry-skurries
  • hypes
  • indorses
  • kerfuffles
  • lathers
  • lauds
  • lays down
  • magnifies
  • makes out
  • melees
  • merchandises
  • merchandizes
  • moils
  • noises
  • offers
  • outbreaks
  • outbursts
  • outcries
  • pandemoniums
  • pitches
  • plugs
  • pothers
  • praises
  • proclaims
  • promotes
  • pronounces
  • publicizes
  • publishes
  • pushes
  • rackets
  • recommends
  • reviews
  • roars
  • rows
  • ruckuses
  • ructions
  • rumpuses
  • scuffles
  • sells
  • shindies
  • shindys
  • splores
  • squalls
  • stews
  • stirs
  • storms
  • talks up
  • tizzies
  • to-dos
  • touts
  • trumpets
  • tub-thumps
  • tumults
  • turmoils
  • upheavals
  • uproars
  • welters
  • whirls
  • williwaws
  • zoos

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