MURDERS Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word murders. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for MURDERS
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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 | ||||||||