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VIOLENT DEATH Synonyms

There are 9 synonyms of the phrase violent death. (exact relations)
There are 14 hypernyms of the phrase violent death. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for VIOLENT DEATH

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assassination
nounn
noun

• an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation

• murder of a public figure by surprise attack

bloodshed
nounn
noun

• the shedding of blood resulting in murder

• indiscriminate slaughter

elimination
nounn
noun

• the act of removing or getting rid of something

• the bodily process of discharging waste matter

• analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives

• the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations

• the murder of a competitor

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

homicide
nounn
noun

• the killing of a human being by another human being

manslaughter
nounn
noun

• homicide without malice aforethought

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

slaying
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

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

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 VIOLENT DEATH

Here is a list of related hypernyms for violent death, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (13)
annihilation assassination bloodshed butchery execution extermination fatality homicide killing manslaughter massacre slaughter slaying
Phrases (1)
human death

Alternatives for ASSASSINATION

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