HOMICIDE Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word homicide. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for HOMICIDE
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| assassination | nounn | |||||||
noun • an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation • murder of a public figure by surprise attack | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| manslaughter | nounn | |||||||
noun • homicide without malice aforethought | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| extermination | nounn | |||||||
noun • complete annihilation • the act of exterminating | ||||||||
| slaying | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being | ||||||||
| assassin | nounn | |||||||
noun • a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed • a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders | ||||||||
| killer | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who causes the death of a person or animal • the causal agent resulting in death • a difficulty that is hard to deal with • predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas | ||||||||
| murderer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being) | ||||||||
