Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "knight" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

jester

Typical Location

battle groung castle chess board chess set chessboard england europe fairy tale field historical novel middle ages movie story

Capable Of

charging into battle company lord fence during duel free damsel in distress ride horse storm castle

Coordinate Terms

knight service knight's fee

Derived Terms

Dark Knight Four Knights Game Knight Bachelor Knight Templar Knight of Grace Knight of Justice Knight of Malta Knight of Parliament Knight of Rhodes Knight of St John Knight of Windsor Knight of the Bath Knight of the Commonty Knight of the Garter Knight of the Round Table Knight of the Rueful Countenance Knight of the Spur Knight of the Thistle Knight-Darwin law Knightian Knightian uncertainty Knights Hill Knights Landing Knights of Columbus Knights of Labor Knights of Pythias Knightsbridge Military Knight of Windsor Naval Knights of Windsor Tolleshunt Knights ale-knight ashen knight beknight belted knight birch knight bitter knight black knight blue-spot knight booted knight burnt knight carpet knight chemical knight dark-scaled knight deceiving knight dusky knight elf-knight giant knight girdled knight gray knight grey knight imperial knight knight adventurer knight adventurous knight anole knight banneret knight baronet knight brother knight caligate knight caligate of arms knight errant knight in shining armor knight in shining armour knight marshal knight of St Crispin knight of adventurers knight of arms knight of industry knight of the blade knight of the brush knight of the carpet knight of the chamber knight of the cleaver knight of the collar knight of the cue knight of the elbow knight of the field knight of the grammar knight of the green baize knight of the green cloth knight of the hammer knight of the industry knight of the knife knight of the needle knight of the order of the fork knight of the pen knight of the pencil knight of the pestle knight of the post knight of the quill knight of the rainbow knight of the road knight of the shears knight of the shire knight of the spigot knight of the square flag knight of the stick knight of the thimble knight of the vapour knight of the wheel knight of the whip knight of the whipping-post knight service knight wager knight's cross knight's fee knight's milfoil knight's move knight's pondwort knight's progress knight's star knight's water-sengreen knight's wort knight's woundwort knight-bairn knight-banneret knight-cross knight-errant knight-errantry knight-erratic knight-head knight-marshal knight-money knight-service knight-weed knight-wife knightable knightage knightdom knighted knightess knightfully knighthead knighthood knightify knighting knightless knightlet knightlike knightling knightly knightmare knightress knightship knightwise lance-knight learning-knight matt knight merknight orange knight poplar knight scaly knight scented knight silver knight soapy knight sulphur knight unknight unknighted upright knight white knight white knight syndrome white-knight whiteknight yellow knight yellowing knight

Context

card games chess

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

chess piece chessman ennoble entitle gentle male aristocrat

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

banneret dusky knight knight banneret

Type Of (IsA)

armored soldier chess piece chessman male aristocrat male person soldier tangible thing

Manner Of

ennoble

Part Of

chess

Receives Action

addressed as sir

Related Terms

Knights baronet paladin ♘ ♞

Related Terms

armor armor sword armor wearer armored armored vassal armour armoured arthur baronet cay chess chess piece hero horse king king arthur knighthood medieval medieval armor medieval hero medieval soldier medieval times metal metal armor middle ages monarch mounted noble noble warrior paladin pawn piece protector royalty shining shining armor shining armour sir sir arthur soldier soldier warrior sword times vassal warrior wearer with cay

Synonym Network

dub horse

Used For

capture pawn chess chess piece defending queen displaying chivalry dying for king fighting good fight jousting kill dragon play ches play game of chess protecting castle protecting royalty rescuing damsel in distress riding horses serving king

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.