Synonyms of decapitating

decapitating

verb

present participle of decapitate

as in heading

to cut off the head of

a particularly gruesome series of murders in which the victims were decapitated

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heading
• beheading
• trimming
• guillotining
• shortening
• pruning
• scalping
• decollating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of decapitating

Prosecutors said boater Richard Stevenson, of Lisle, was intoxicated and traveling at about 80 mph in July on the river when his pontoon hit a boat carrying Magdalena Jablonska of Des Plaines, decapitating her, authorities said. — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026

After decapitating the body, Kennedy tied the head to the top of the family's minivan with a bungee cord, making for a less-than-pleasant five-hour drive back home to Mount Kisco, New York, according to her recollection. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 26 May 2026

Trump took hostilities to a new level during his second term, launching strikes on land and at sea and ultimately decapitating the government. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026

Matt is just another little boy spending his days decapitating daffodils, driven by a prepubescent need to get attention and assert his will. — Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026

Seizing the island would deal a major blow to Tehran's economy, undercutting one of its most critical revenue streams and decapitating its key means of waging economic warfare. — Chris Boccia, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026

But, thus far, decapitating the regime has succeeded only in replacing one Ayatollah Khamenei with another. — Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026

After June 2025, when Israel (for 12 days) and the United States (for one) launched strikes aimed at crippling Iran’s nuclear program and decapitating the IRGC leadership, Khamenei curtailed public appearances. — Karl Vick, Time, 28 Feb. 2026

This isn’t the first time Mexico has taken a drug lord off the field, only to discover in short time that decapitating a cartel’s leadership doesn’t automatically translate into the organization’s collapse. — Daniel Depetris, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026