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KILLINGS Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word killings. (exact relations)
There are 18 hypernyms of the word killings. (close relations)

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

Best Hypernyms For KILLINGS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for killings, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (15)
conclusion earnings ending fatality lucre net profit profits termination assassinations deaths executions homicides murders slaughters
Phrases (3)
human deathnet incomenet profit

Alternatives for ANNIHILATION

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