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

In the midst of the carnage, Herbst seemed to have hit the wall and lost his ability to hit the brakes. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

After the 2023 carnage, the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (which owns and operates the center) applied visible markers — a film of tiny dots — to the glass, reducing bird collisions by 95%, according to an analysis by the Field Museum. — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

So too, the possibility of Rollerball-style carnage carnivals where robots compete in vicious cage matches until only one android is still moving. — Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Stocks are higher on Monday as investors assess last week's tech carnage and buy the pullbacks in chip stocks. — Kevin Stankiewicz,jeff Marks, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026