SLAUGHTER Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word slaughter. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| massacre | nounn | |||||
noun • the savage and excessive killing of many people verb • kill a large number of people indiscriminately | ||||||
| butcher | verb, nounv, n | |||||
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 | ||||||
| butchery | nounn | |||||
noun • a building where animals are butchered • the business of a butcher • the savage and excessive killing of many people | ||||||
| carnage | nounn | |||||
noun • the savage and excessive killing of many people | ||||||
| debacle | nounn | |||||
noun • a sudden and violent collapse • flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer • a sound defeat | ||||||
| drubbing | nounn | |||||
noun • a sound defeat • the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows | ||||||
| thrashing | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a sound defeat • the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows | ||||||
| trouncing | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a sound defeat • the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows | ||||||
| walloping | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • a sound defeat adjective satellite • (used informally) very large | ||||||
| whipping | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment • a sound defeat • a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally • the act of overcoming or outdoing adjective satellite • smart and fashionable | ||||||
| mass murder | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • the savage and excessive killing of many people | ||||||
| mow down | verbv | |||||
verb • kill a large number of people indiscriminately | ||||||
