Synonyms of homicide

homicide

noun

ˈhä-mə-ˌsīd 

1

as in murder

the intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life

it was feared that the missing man was the victim of a homicide, but no clues as to his disappearance were ever found

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murder
• blood
• slaying
• killing
• massacre
• foul play
• manslaughter
• assassination
• rubout
• slaughter
• execution
• carnage
• bloodshed
• destruction
• butchery
• euthanasia
• decimation
• parricide
• matricide
• regicide
• fratricide
• mercy killing
• chance-medley
• hit
• filicide
• patricide
• uxoricide

2

as in murderer

a person who kills another person

throughout the ages society has stigmatized the homicide

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murderer
• assassin
• killer
• cutthroat
• torpedo
• manslayer
• butcher
• slayer
• slaughterer
• executioner
• massacrer
• triggerman
• murderess
• hit man
• bravo

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of homicide

Police arrested Hartbower at the scene and booked him into the Yuba County Jail in Marysville on suspicion of homicide and assault with a deadly weapon. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026

In the map, charts and table below, view information on Baltimore homicides since 2007 as reported by the Baltimore Police Department. — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 12 Oct. 2026

The killing was Kansas City’s 105th homicide of 2026, according to The Star’s database, which includes fatal police shootings. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026

An Anthropic artificial intelligence model submitted a false tip to a Philadelphia police website about an unsolved homicide case, authorities and Anthropic said. — Mae Anderson, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026