Synonyms of assassinated

assassinated

verb

past tense of assassinate

as in murdered

to put to death deliberately

President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murdered
• executed
• killed
• dispatched
• slaughtered
• got
• destroyed
• neutralized
• offed
• liquidated
• snuffed
• whacked
• slew
• terminated
• put away
• croaked
• knocked off
• iced
• took out
• did in
• bumped off
• did away with
• rubbed out
• claimed
• massacred
• eliminated
• butchered
• shot
• cut down
• eradicated
• shot down
• felled
• carried off
• exterminated
• blotted out
• smote
• annihilated
• wiped out
• blew away
• zapped
• mowed (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restored
• raised
• revived
• animated
• resurrected
• resuscitated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of assassinated

The program tonight will include a tribute to the late republican activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated one year ago, and an observance of the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, which is Friday. — Tamara Keith, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026

Loosely based on an unfinished novel by Federico García Lorca, a writer assassinated during the Spanish Civil War, the film explores the lives of three gay men in three time periods. — A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

After Kirk was assassinated, the Congressional Black Caucus put out a statement condemning political violence. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Sep. 2026

Per Tudum, the movie’s title comes from an unfinished play by Spanish playwright and poet Federico García Lorca, who was assassinated in 1936. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

The judge also cited retaliation against people who were critical of Charlie Kirk after the Turning Point USA co-founder was assassinated last September. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

Among them is the son of Fred Hampton, a senior leader of the Black Panther Party who was assassinated by the FBI in 1969, at the age of 21. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2026

The congregation was the organizing place for the sanitation workers’ strike that brought King to town in March 1968, weeks before he was assassinated there. — Jason Wollschleger, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026

Kennedy, who was born after her father was assassinated, credits not only him but her whole family with inspiring her. — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026