genocide

noun

Definition of genocidenext
as in pogrom
the deliberate killing of people who belong to a particular racial, political, or cultural group

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genocide
  1. pogrom
  2. massacre
  3. slaughter
  4. holocaust
  5. carnage
  6. murder
  7. butchery
  8. bloodshed
Noun
  • Anti-Jewish riots, or pogroms, swept Russia in the late 19th century.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Later in the 19th century, pogroms across Eastern Europe and the aftermath of Italian reunification drove a surge of migration to the United States.
    — Albert Sun, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of pogrom
Noun
  • When the suitors’ massacre begins, Melantho tries to escape, but Penelope shuts the hall’s door on her and presumably seals her fate.
    — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026
  • That law was passed soon after the Parkland school shooting massacre that left 17 students and staff dead.
    — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2026
Definition of massacre
Noun
  • But the slaughter is not painted as an unmitigated triumph for the Greeks.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026
  • He was appalled by the slaughter, but, more than that, by the complacency of his neighbors, their willingness to ignore the bloody work being done under their noses.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Definition of slaughter
Noun
  • The implication was that a vote for the conservative Republican would lead to a nuclear holocaust.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • There is no other way to describe the catastrophe in Gaza than as a holocaust!
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026
Definition of holocaust
Noun
  • That durability is especially striking given the carnage elsewhere in late night, especially among shows that were, literally or in spirit, spin-offs from The Daily Show.
    — Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
  • What follows is chaos and carnage not unlike that of the original The Evil Dead, but with a bigger budget and a much bleaker tone.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026
Definition of carnage
Noun
  • The district attorney’s office filed charges against Greenhoward including murder, use of a deadly weapon, assault on a child causing death and child abuse resulting in death, court records show.
    — Seamus Bozeman, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • Christapher Butler and detective Summer Benton discuss details of the 1999 cold case after arresting and charging Janarra Sherrer with murder.
    — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of murder
Noun
  • Cut & Culture is a hands-on culinary journey with an interactive butchery session guided by expert chefs.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • The only person who can stop this butchery is the President of the Russian Federation.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 May 2026
Definition of butchery
Noun
  • The most potent reminder of the bloodshed lies in the thousands of people buried under debris.
    — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • The Philadelphia Daily News on June 8, 1976 reported that Rizzo was warning of bloodshed in the streets unless the federal and state government provided troops to patrol the city.
    — Chris Brennan, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of bloodshed
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“Genocide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genocide. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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