Synonyms of baton

baton

noun

bə-ˈtän 

as in cane

a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment

the detainee claimed that the police had beat him with their batons even after he had been shackled

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cane
• mace
• nightstick
• truncheon
• bat
• cudgel
• rod
• mallet
• bludgeon
• hammer
• billy
• staff
• bastinado
• club
• billy club
• shillelagh
• shillalah
• bastinade
• waddy
• rung
• birch
• sap
• rattan
• knobkerrie
• gavel
• hickory
• maul
• sledgehammer
• crozier
• beetle
• stave
• switch
• crosier
• crook
• blackjack
• walking stick
• crabstick
• whangee

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of baton

The passing of the baton is official: British maestro Alexander Shelley will succeed Carl St.Clair as artistic and musical director of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra. —Samantha Dunn, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024

Cain became executive director in October 1993 and worked hard to grow audiences for the NWI Symphony, teamed with the baton direction of Maestro Kirk Muspratt in his musical leadership role for the past two decades. —Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2024

The passing of the baton from one secretary to the next is actually an intricate, storied tradition, Psaki said. —Jane Thier, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024

Blurry lacks a central character, instead letting the narrative flow from person to person, couple to couple, like a passed baton made up of grace and light. —The Week Us, theweek, 19 Nov. 2024