KILLINGS Synonyms
There are 18 hypernyms of the word killings. (close relations)
Definition of KILLINGS
Best Alternative Words for KILLINGS
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annihilation | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • destruction by annihilating something • total destruction | ||||||||
bloodshed | nounn | |||||||
noun • the shedding of blood resulting in murder • indiscriminate slaughter | ||||||||
destruction | ||||||||
noun • the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists • an event that completely destroys something • a final state | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
manslaughter | nounn | |||||||
noun • homicide without malice aforethought | ||||||||
assassinations | nounn | |||||||
noun • an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation • murder of a public figure by surprise attack | ||||||||
homicides | nounn | |||||||
noun • the killing of a human being by another human being | ||||||||
murders | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being verb • kill intentionally and with premeditation • alter so as to make unrecognizable | ||||||||
cleanup | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a very large profit • (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team) • the act of making something clean | ||||||||
sidesplitting | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • very funny | ||||||||
putting to death | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of terminating a life | ||||||||
violent death | nounn | |||||||
noun • an event that causes someone to die |