Synonyms of assassinating

assassinating

verb

present participle of assassinate

as in murdering

to put to death deliberately

President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murdering
• slaying
• executing
• killing
• dispatching
• neutralizing
• destroying
• slaughtering
• getting
• liquidating
• whacking
• shooting
• terminating
• snuffing
• offing
• taking out
• croaking
• putting away
• doing away with
• doing in
• icing
• knocking off
• bumping off
• rubbing out
• claiming
• eliminating
• massacring
• eradicating
• butchering
• cutting down
• smiting
• exterminating
• zapping
• blowing away
• shooting down
• annihilating
• carrying off
• felling
• blotting out
• mowing (down)
• wiping out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restoring
• raising
• reviving
• animating
• resurrecting
• resuscitating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of assassinating

Washington hoped that assassinating Khamenei would prompt a mass antigovernment uprising. — Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026

Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk, will stand trial after a Utah judge ruled Tuesday that prosecutors presented enough evidence to move forward on all seven charges against him. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Ferrell instead starred as the villainous mogul Jacobim Mugatu, who attempts to brainwash Derek into assassinating the prime minister of Malaysia. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026

Then, a few weeks later, Israel blew up the ongoing talks by assassinating both Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas representative leading peace talks in Qatar, and Mohammed Deif, a top decision-maker inside Gaza. — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Attorneys at a key hearing for the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk sparred over whether a police interview should be made public, with Kirk’s family attorney saying that sealing it will only sow distrust in the justice system. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 9 July 2026

The 23-year-old man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University will be in court this week for the most substantial hearing so far in his murder case. — ABC News, 5 July 2026

Since the start of the war in 2022, Ukrainian military intelligence ‌has claimed responsibility ​for assassinating several senior Russian ‌officers, some of whom have ​appeared on a public list of Ukraine’s enemies. — Reuters, NBC news, 10 June 2026

Making a disgusting joke about assassinating the President #2. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026