Synonyms of casualties

casualties

noun

plural of casualty

1

as in fatalities

a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed

the real casualties in the war against drugs are millions of innocent children

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fatalities
• victims
• losses
• prey
• martyrs
• losers
• sacrifices
• underdogs
• collateral damages
• murderees

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• winners
• victors
• gainers
• murderers
• killers
• assassins
• injurers
• harmers

2

as in accidents

a chance and usually sudden event bringing loss or injury

casualties at sea that sometimes resulted in great losses of men or even of entire ships

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accidents
• disasters
• mishaps
• catastrophes
• mischances
• tragedies
• calamities
• misfortunes
• crashes
• collisions
• wrecks
• misadventures
• croppers
• cataclysms
• deathblows
• bummers
• smashups
• knocks
• crack-ups

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miracles
• strikes
• windfalls
• breaks
• flukes
• boons
• fortunes
• luck
• godsends
• serendipities

3

as in chances

archaic the uncertain course of events

believes finding one's true love is too important a matter to be left to mere casualty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chances
• luck
• accidents
• circumstances
• hazards
• haps
• uncertainties
• risks
• fortunes
• fates
• dangers
• flukes
• fortuities
• perils
• destinies
• happenstances
• haphazardries
• happenchances
• dooms
• lots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• purposes
• intentions
• plans
• designs
• schemes
• intents
• outlines

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of casualties

India’s ministry said the operation ended without casualties or injuries. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

Another strike in Gaza City killed three people, including a 4-year-old boy, and seriously wounded a woman, according to Shifa Hospital, which received the casualties. — Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026

The war has caused hundreds of thousands of military casualties and tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilian casualties. — Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2026

In Abu Hamad, a drone strike the same day destroyed the substation and knocked it out of service but caused no casualties, the local security committee said. — Hamza Fahmy, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

This year, the United Nations has documented more than 2,060 settler attacks resulting in Palestinian casualties or property damage, about seven per day. — Suheir Hashimeh, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026

There are daily reports of civilian casualties deep inside Russia from Ukrainian drone strikes aimed at refineries, military plants, and airfields. — Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Oct. 2026

Unattended cooking was the leading cause of cooking fires and related casualties. — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 29 Oct. 2026

As many as 16 ballistic missiles and 280 drones were launched by Russia, resulting in casualties, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said early Tuesday. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026