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Synonyms of cane

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Another word for cane is rod. Other synonyms of cane are stem, stalk, trunk, reed and molasses cane.

Synonyms and similar words for cane

nounThe slender, flexible main stem of a plant such as bamboo, including many species in the grass...

nounThe plant itself, including many species in the grass family Gramineae; a reed.

nounSugar cane.

  • molasses caneA plant, commonly sugar cane, maize or corn, sorghum (maize or milo), or other another fructose-producing grass plant...

nounA short rod or stick, traditionally of wood or bamboo, used for corporal punishment.

  • rodA straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff.
  • switch

nounCorporal punishment by beating with a cane.

nounA strong short staff used for support or decoration during walking; a walking stick.

nounA long rod often collapsible and commonly white (for visibility to other persons), used by vision...

  • blind man's cane
  • white caneA white stick carried by a blind or visually impaired person, indicating their disability to others and allowing them...

verbTo go very fast.

Meaning of cane

  1. noun The slender, flexible main stem of a plant such as bamboo, including many species in the grass family Gramineae.
  2. noun The plant itself, including many species in the grass family Gramineae; a reed.
  3. noun Sugar cane.

Full definition of cane

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Questions about synonyms of cane

What is another word for cane?
Cane has 16 synonyms on Word.ws, such as rod, stem, stalk, trunk, reed, molasses cane, switch and a caning.
What does cane mean?
Cane means the slender, flexible main stem of a plant such as bamboo, including many species in the grass family Gramineae.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cane (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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