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

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

The Market by the Meat Cellar was noted for, as its name suggests, cuts of mean from Premier Meat Company and its nontraditional format that combined a butchery, cheese shop, culinary boutique and a full-service steakhouse all in one spot. — Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 23 Feb. 2026