ASSASSINATION Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word assassination. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ASSASSINATION
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| elimination | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of removing or getting rid of something • the bodily process of discharging waste matter • analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives • the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations • the murder of a competitor | ||||||||
| execution | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • putting a condemned person to death • the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it • (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer • (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable • a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out • the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order • unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being | ||||||||
| killing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an event that causes someone to die • the act of terminating a life • a very large profit adjective satellite • very funny | ||||||||
| liquidation | nounn | |||||||
noun • termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities • the act of exterminating • the murder of a competitor | ||||||||
| slaying | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being | ||||||||
| termination | nounn | |||||||
noun • a coming to an end of a contract period • a place where something ends or is complete • something that results • the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme) • the act of ending something | ||||||||
| blackwash | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation • a mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores • a wash that colors a surface black verb • bring (information) out of concealment • color with blackwash | ||||||||
| character assassination | nounn | |||||||
noun • an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation | ||||||||
