Synonyms of behead

behead

verb

bi-ˈhed 

as in to head

to cut off the head of

Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded for plotting against Queen Elizabeth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• head
• decapitate
• guillotine
• trim
• shorten
• scalp
• prune
• decollate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of behead

Marx has repeatedly claimed that he was forced to behead a cat and wear it on his head at the age of 3 and shoot and kill a man at the age of 7 by his abusive stepfather. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026

When the decision on trans athletes was made the other day by the Supreme Court were the Justices swarmed by an angry mob and beheaded on the spot? — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

That marble sculpture of George III, vandalized in 1775, was now beheaded altogether, to the cheers of soldiers. — Sarah M.s. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

In one montage played for laughs, an emperor is squashed by a panda and a king is beheaded, although there is no blood or guts to speak of. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Eight pages later, Leucippe has to fake her own beheading to escape from pirates. — Literary Hub, 30 June 2026

D'Arcy and Matt Smith address the aftermath of Jace's death and that beheading. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026

Rhaenyra cannot behead the Usurper, but this man — her father’s hand, who manipulated them all in the name of naked ambition — makes a fitting surrogate. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026

Kainerugaba, who has been touted as a possible successor to his aging father, President Yoweri Museveni, is well known for his controversial social media posts including threats to behead the leading opposition leader Bobi Wine. — CNN Money, 28 June 2026