Synonyms of beheads

beheads

verb

present tense third-person singular of behead

as in heads

to cut off the head of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heads
• decapitates
• shortens
• guillotines
• trims
• prunes
• scalps
• decollates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of beheads

Lizzie’s newfound happiness is shattered at the end of the second episode, however, when Abby enters her stepdaughter’s dovecote and beheads every bird inside after growing increasingly annoyed with their cooing during mating season. — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Judith, who beheads an opposing general in order to save her community. — Christy Cobb, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026

Joyce beheads Vecna while all the characters expel their collective trauma from five seasons of violence and misery. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025

Later, Ciri watches helplessly as Bonhart beheads her. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 30 Oct. 2025

Walt Disney Imagineering updated the storyline of Black Widow Bride Constance Hatchway earlier this year by turning her from an axe murderer who beheads her wealthy husbands into a more mournful figure overwhelmed by the dread of lost love. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025

As king, Shakespeare’s Macbeth meets a tragic end when civil war erupts and his rival Macduff beheads him. — Marlene L. Daut september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025