Synonyms of butchery

butchery

noun

ˈbu̇ch-rē 

as in slaughter

the killing of a large number of people

butchery on a scale that horrified the civilized world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slaughter
• massacre
• carnage
• death
• genocide
• holocaust
• murder
• bloodbath
• killing
• bloodshed
• slaying
• extermination
• destruction
• manslaughter
• homicide
• mortality
• devastation
• execution
• annihilation
• bloodletting
• assassination
• eradication
• decimation
• pogrom
• foul play
• demolishing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of butchery

Grab a seat near Tullibee’s open kitchen to watch the staff hard at work on dishes inspired by an in-house butchery program and accented by pickling and fermenting. — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2026

These days, the internet delivers butchery at a finger swipe. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026

Amid rising grocery costs, American shoppers are searching for inventive ways to save, like buying meat in bulk and taking on the butchery at home. — Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026

Vespaio was one of the first restaurants in the region to engage in whole animal butchery and even kept its own herb garden on the property. — Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026