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

The very public display of exploding rockets from SpaceX over the last several years has raised more than a few eyebrows of people wondering about the repercussions of where that potential aerospace carnage might come crashing down. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Advertisement Once the carnage gets going, Mitchell never really take his foot off the gas. — Megan McCluskey, Time, 14 Aug. 2026

The utter carnage that follows brings major developments for all the main characters still on the chessboard — and many gruesome deaths by dragon fire, boiling oil, spikes and even catapults. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

The video shows the moment the carnage began, when the gunman drove up to the drive-thru payment window and fatally shot the first victim, In-N-Out employee Ashley Garibay, according to police. — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026