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genocide

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of genocide

the deliberate killing of people who belong to a particular racial, political, or cultural group

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of genocide

bloodbath, butchery, carnage, death, holocaust, massacre, slaughter

bloodletting, bloodshed, foul play, homicide, manslaughter, murder, slaying

annihilation, decimation, demolishing, destruction, devastation, eradication, extermination

assassination, execution

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