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PUTTING TO DEATH Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the phrase putting to death. (exact relations)
There are 12 hypernyms of the phrase putting to death. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for PUTTING TO DEATH

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assassinate
verbv
verb

• murder; especially of socially prominent persons

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

cancel
verbv
noun

• a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

verb

• postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

• make up for

• declare null and void; make ineffective

• remove or make invisible

• make invalid for use

destroy
verbv
verb

• do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

• destroy completely; damage irreparably

• defeat soundly and humiliatingly

• put (an animal) to death

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

eliminate
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

eradicate
verbv
verb

• kill in large numbers

• destroy completely, as if down to the roots

erase
verbv
verb

• remove from memory or existence

• remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

• wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information

execute
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

exterminate
verbv
verb

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

• destroy completely, as if down to the roots

liquidate
verbv
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

slay
verb, nounv, n
verb

• kill intentionally and with premeditation

• to succeed greatly

terminate
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

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

Best Hypernyms For PUTTING TO DEATH

Here is a list of related hypernyms for putting to death, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (11)
termination annihilation assassination conclusion ending eradication euthanasia execution extermination homicide manslaughter
Phrases (1)
capital punishment

Alternatives for ASSASSINATE

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