BUMPS OFF Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

bumps off

verb

present tense third-person singular of bump off

as in murders

to put to death deliberately these drug dealers mean business, and they'll bump off anyone who gets in their way

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This included three of the women involved in the brutal Manson murders — Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, and Leslie Van Houten — all scheduled to be gassed.

— M. Sara Rosenthal, STAT, 13 Oct. 2026
Joe almost murders Morgan (Sherry and Morgan in the same episode?

— Alice Burton, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of murders

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That assassinates Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sparking retaliatory attacks by Iran across the Middle East.

— Jill Lawrence, Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2026
Soleimani assassination | Trump orders a drone strike in Iraq that assassinates Qasem Soleimani, an influential Iranian military commander.

— Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026

Definition of assassinates

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Linda Cardellini slays an origin story (streaming on Peacock) about how the drowning of her son turned a camp cafeteria worker mad enough to kill a bunch of horny teenagers with a machete.

— Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Oct. 2026
With career-defining performances from Jodie Foster and Sir Anthony Hopkins, this movie still absolutely slays 35 years after it was released.

— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of slays

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This suspect returns back to his car, retrieves his handgun, walks back over to the victim, who’s trying to crawl away with her life, and executes her.

— Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
The aircraft executes anti-surface warfare (ASuW) through elegant communications and data link systems.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026

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