Synonyms of holocaust

holocaust

noun

ˈhō-lə-ˌkȯst 

1

as in inferno

a destructive burning

the holocaust caused by the ignited chemicals completely destroyed the factory and several surrounding homes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inferno
• fire
• conflagration
• wildfire
• blaze
• bonfire
• forest fire
• campfire
• brush fire
• arson
• backfire
• flare-up

2

as in massacre

the killing of a large number of people

as many as 2,000,000 people may have perished in the holocaust perpetrated by Cambodia's Khmer Rouge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• massacre
• slaughter
• genocide
• death
• carnage
• murder
• bloodbath
• butchery
• extermination
• killing
• bloodshed
• mortality
• slaying
• destruction
• annihilation
• devastation
• manslaughter
• homicide
• execution
• assassination
• pogrom
• bloodletting
• eradication
• decimation
• foul play
• demolishing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of holocaust

In Silo, references to a toxic world imply that half a million people were sent underground to protect them from the horrors of a nuclear holocaust. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2026

Like Godzilla coming out less than a decade after America’s atomic holocaust over Japan, Parallax‘s debut in 1974 was only five years after the RFK and MLK assassinations. — James Folta, Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026

That's just what happened for survivors of the holocaust and other genocides, who brought pieces of their past to America. — Joe Donlon, CBS News, 1 Feb. 2026

According to a social media post made by Senior Rabbi Evan Schultz, the menorah had been built by a holocaust survivor. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2026