GENOCIDES Synonyms

• the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane

• an act of atrocious cruelty

• destroying or killing a large part of the population

• complete annihilation

• the act of exterminating

• an act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire)

• the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime from 1941 until 1945

• the savage and excessive killing of many people

• kill a large number of people indiscriminately

• organized persecution of an ethnic group (especially Jews)

• the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge

• an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements

• an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place

• oust politically

• clear of a charge

• make pure or free from sin or guilt

• rid of impurities

• rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

• eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

• excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)

• the killing of animals (as for food)

• a sound defeat

• the savage and excessive killing of many people

• kill (animals) usually for food consumption

• kill a large number of people indiscriminately

• systematic killing of a racial or cultural group

• systematic killing of a racial or cultural group