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butchery

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of butchery

the killing of a large number of people

butchery on a scale that horrified the civilized world

Synonyms of butchery

bloodbath, carnage, death, holocaust, massacre, slaughter

Words Related to butchery

bloodletting, bloodshed, foul play, homicide, killing, manslaughter, murder, slaying

annihilation, decimation, demolishing, destruction, devastation, eradication, extermination

genocide, pogrom

assassination, execution

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