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

Survivors, even now, still grapple with their private grief, while those born after the attacks (or those who were too young at the time to remember) try to process the magnitude of the carnage. — David Friend, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026

The carnage began when Mize hit Junior Caminero, the first batter, with a 1-2 pitch. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026

And, costume-character carnage aside, that’s just not as compelling. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

She is wounded, in this new book, by the carnage in Gaza, as well as by assaults on the rights of immigrants, the LGBTQ community, women, the poor—in effect, anyone who isn’t straight, healthy, and white. — Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026