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MURDERS Synonyms

There are 32 synonyms of the word murders. (exact relations)
There are 10 hypernyms of the word murders. (close relations)
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annihilates
verbv
verb

• kill in large numbers

butchers
nounn
noun

• a retailer of meat

• a brutal indiscriminate murderer

• a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market

• someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence

verb

• kill (animals) usually for food consumption

destroys
verbv
verb

• do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

• destroy completely; damage irreparably

• defeat soundly and humiliatingly

• put (an animal) to death

eliminates
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

eradicates
verbv
verb

• kill in large numbers

• destroy completely, as if down to the roots

executes
verbv
verb

• kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment

• murder in a planned fashion

• put in effect

• carry out the legalities of

• carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine

• carry out or perform an action

• sign in the presence of witnesses

exterminates
verbv
verb

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

• destroy completely, as if down to the roots

kills
verbv
noun

• the act of terminating a life

• the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile

• the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal

verb

• cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

• thwart the passage of

• end or extinguish by forceful means

• be fatal

• be the source of great pain for

• overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration

• hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games

• hit with great force

• deprive of life

• cause the death of, without intention

• drink down entirely

• mark for deletion, rub off, or erase

• tire out completely

• cause to cease operating

• destroy a vitally essential quality of or in

massacres
nounn
noun

• the savage and excessive killing of many people

verb

• kill a large number of people indiscriminately

slaughters
verbv
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

slays
verbv
verb

• kill intentionally and with premeditation

• to succeed greatly

terminates
verbv
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

assassination
nounn
noun

• an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation

• murder of a public figure by surprise attack

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

flock
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a church congregation guided by a pastor

• a group of birds

• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

• an orderly crowd

• a group of sheep or goats

verb

• move as a crowd or in a group

• come together as in a cluster or flock

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

homicide
nounn
noun

• the killing of a human being by another human being

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

Best Hypernyms For MURDERS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for murders, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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distort falsify garble homicide warp assassinations deaths executions homicides killings

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