MURDERED Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word murdered. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for MURDERED
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assassinate | verbv | |||||||
verb • murder; especially of socially prominent persons • destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation | ||||||||
dispatch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an official report (usually sent in haste) • the act of sending off something • the property of being prompt and efficient • killing a person or animal verb • send away towards a designated goal • complete or carry out • kill intentionally and with premeditation • dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently • kill without delay | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
hit | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (baseball) when a batter strikes a picthed ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense) • the act of contacting one thing with another • a conspicuous success • (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together • a dose of a narcotic drug • a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate • a connection made via the internet to another website verb • cause to move by striking • hit against; come into sudden contact with • deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument • reach a destination, either real or abstract • affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely • hit with a missile from a weapon • encounter by chance • cause to experience suddenly • make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target • kill intentionally and with premeditation • drive something violently into a location • reach a point in time, or a certain state or level • produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments • hit the intended target or goal • pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to | ||||||||
mangle | verbv | |||||||
noun • clothes dryer for drying and ironing laundry by passing it between two heavy heated rollers verb • press with a mangle • injure badly by beating • alter so as to make unrecognizable • damage or injure severely | ||||||||
massacre | nounn | |||||||
noun • the savage and excessive killing of many people verb • kill a large number of people indiscriminately | ||||||||
mutilate | verbv | |||||||
verb • damage or injure severely • alter so as to make unrecognizable • destroy or injure severely | ||||||||
off | adverbadv | |||||||
adjective • not in operation or operational • (of events) no longer planned or scheduled adverb • from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete) • at a distance in space or time • no longer on or in contact or attached adjective satellite • below a satisfactory level • in an unpalatable state • not performing or scheduled for duties verb • kill intentionally and with premeditation | ||||||||
remove | verbv | |||||||
noun • degree of figurative distance or separation verb • remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract • remove from a position or an office • dispose of • cause to leave • shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes • stay away or leave • kill intentionally and with premeditation • get rid of something abstract | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
slay | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • kill intentionally and with premeditation • to succeed greatly | ||||||||
slaying | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being | ||||||||
thrash | verbv | |||||||
noun • a swimming kick used while treading water verb • give a thrashing to; beat hard • move or stir about violently • dance the slam dance • beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all • move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation • beat the seeds out of a grain • beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight | ||||||||
trounce | verbv | |||||||
verb • beat severely with a whip or rod • come out better in a competition, race, or conflict • censure severely or angrily | ||||||||
bump off | verbv | |||||||
verb • kill intentionally and with premeditation | ||||||||
polish off | verbv | |||||||
verb • finish a task completely • kill intentionally and with premeditation • finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table |