Synonyms of carnage

carnage

noun

ˈkär-nij 

as in massacre

the killing of a large number of people

the appalling carnage in that war-torn country requires that the outside world intervene

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of carnage

Amid the carnage and chaos, and her desperate outreach to authorities and locals, Sharma sent a message to her missing parents themselves. — Laura Saravia, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026

The tiny and quick drones are being deployed in an increasing number of school districts – part of a growing school security industry as parents and schools find new ways to protect students and staff from carnage. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

In Oak Street, almost an entire neighborhood is killed off, largely off camera, but the film never shies from showing the resulting carnage littering the streets. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026

Again and again, the camera, wielded by the director of photography Mike Gioulakis, glides past scenes of horror and carnage with an elegance that verges on indifference. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026