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MURDERING Synonyms

There are 28 synonyms of the word murdering. (exact relations)
There are 13 hypernyms of the word murdering. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for MURDERING

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slaying
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being

annihilating
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction

• making light of

butchering
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the business of a butcher

executing
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
noun

• putting a condemned person to death

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

assassinating
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
verb

• murder; especially of socially prominent persons

• destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation

dispatching
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

eliminating
verbv
verb

• terminate, end, or take out

• get rid of something

• kill in large numbers

• dismiss from consideration or a contest

• eliminate from the body

• remove from a contest or race

• remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations

eradicating
verbv
verb

• kill in large numbers

• destroy completely, as if down to the roots

exterminating
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many

• destroy completely, as if down to the roots

liquidating
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

• eliminate by paying off (debts)

• convert into cash

• settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off

neutralizing
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• make politically neutral and thus inoffensive

• make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of

• oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions

• get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

• make incapable of military action

• make chemically neutral

terminating
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
verb

• bring to an end or halt

• have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

• be the end of; be the last or concluding part of

• terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

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

Best Hypernyms For MURDERING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for murdering, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (13)
distort executing falsify garble homicide killing slaying warp assassinating destroying eliminating slaughtering terminating

Alternatives for SLAYING

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