Synonyms of swastika
19 similar words
Another word for swastika is manji. Other synonyms of swastika are hakenkreuz, fylfot and lauburu.
Synonyms and similar words for swastika
nounA cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle to the right or to the...
- crooked cross
- cross cramponned
- cross cramponnée
- cross cramponny
- fylfotA swastika, especially one with the arms bent in an anticlockwise direction.
- lauburuA traditional Basque symbol consisting of four comma-shaped arms arranged in a cross, resembling a swastika.
- manjiA left-facing Japanese swastika, primarily used in Buddhism.
- thunder crossThe swastika, especially in Latvian contexts.
nounNazi rule.
- hakenkreuzThe swastika that is used as a Nazi symbol.
nounMore synonyms
- Black Spider
- cross gammadion
- gammadionA fylfot or swastika.
- gammation
- hooked crossSynonym of hakenkreuz.
- sauvastika
- sun wheel
- tetraskelionA figure consisting of four limbs, radiating from the center; especially a fylfot or swastika.
- twisted cross
nounLeft-facing; symbolizing the night or the tantric aspects of Kali.
- sauwastika
Meaning of swastika
- noun A cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle to the right or to the left, used as a religious symbol by various ancient and modern civilizations, but now mainly seen and used in the West (with arms angled to the right) as a symbol of Nazism and fascism.
- noun Nazi rule.
swastika in other languages
Questions about synonyms of swastika
- What is another word for swastika?
- Swastika has 19 synonyms on Word.ws, such as manji, hakenkreuz, fylfot and lauburu.
- What does swastika mean?
- Swastika means a cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle to the right or to the left, used as a religious symbol by various ancient and modern civilizations, but now mainly seen and used in the West (with arms angled to the right) as a symbol of Nazism and fascism.
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