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

New villains, new faces and a new level of action and carnage. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026

There’s a debate to be had, though, about whether this approach has saved lives or added to the carnage of America’s terrible drug epidemic. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Williams’s characters are eventually forced to contend with the carnage of their actions, the way their values—or lack thereof—shape them. — Literary Hub, 23 July 2026

The shenanigans are interrupted by news that the French have retaken Fort Douaumont, marking the end of the carnage at Verdun. — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026