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MASS MURDER Synonyms

There are 8 synonyms of the phrase mass murder. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase mass murder. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for MASS MURDER

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butchery
nounn
noun

• a building where animals are butchered

• the business of a butcher

• the savage and excessive killing of many people

carnage
nounn
noun

• the savage and excessive killing of many people

slaughter
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the killing of animals (as for food)

• a sound defeat

• the savage and excessive killing of many people

verb

• kill (animals) usually for food consumption

• kill a large number of people indiscriminately

annihilation
verb, nounv, n
noun

• destruction by annihilating something

• total destruction

extermination
nounn
noun

• complete annihilation

• the act of exterminating

genocide
nounn
noun

• systematic killing of a racial or cultural group

holocaust
nounn
noun

• 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

massacre
nounn
noun

• the savage and excessive killing of many people

verb

• kill a large number of people indiscriminately

Best Hypernyms For MASS MURDER

Here is a list of related hypernyms for mass murder, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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execution slaying

Alternatives for BUTCHERY

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