Synonyms of beheading

beheading

verb

present participle of behead

as in heading

to cut off the head of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heading
• decapitating
• guillotining
• trimming
• shortening
• pruning
• scalping
• decollating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of beheading

He is said to have been martyred by flaying and beheading at the command of the Armenian king Astyages after Bartholomew converted the king’s brother. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Gonzalez testified that even comments about beheading Black people were intended as jokes. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026

For example, Salvatore Ramos, who in 2022 killed 19 kids and 2 teachers in Uvalde Texas, boasted on line about torturing animals, even going so far as to share videos of himself beheading animals. — Diana Urban, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026

When the drama’s primary source of tension is what menu to serve a visiting dignitary, there’s no risk of watching a gory beheading with your mom. — Alison Herman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026

When their younger son told them Daniel was watching beheading videos online, the Fischers hit their breaking point. — Jeff Winter, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

In connection with the beheading threat, he was arrested on suspicion of making an interstate threatening communication. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026

Prosecutors have accused Chesser of murdering Story at their apartment and then beheading him and burning his body. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026

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