as in murderous
eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, extreme violence, or killing
court-appointed psychiatrists have described the accused as a sociopath with homicidal tendencies who is a danger to himself and others
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Recent Examples of homicidal
Slaughter was charged with felony counts of first-degree murder, residential arson, dismembering a human body, and concealing a homicidal death.
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Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Then, the detective hired to vaporize the homicidal mountain lion discovers the animal is getting a bum rap — the businessman had been murdered before the mauling began.
—Chris Hewitt, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The majority of gun use incidents are suicidal, homicidal, and accidental.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Ooh, this one is of a homicidal purple alien chainsawing my child’s head off.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 20 Oct. 2025
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Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Then, the detective hired to vaporize the homicidal mountain lion discovers the animal is getting a bum rap — the businessman had been murdered before the mauling began.
—Chris Hewitt, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The majority of gun use incidents are suicidal, homicidal, and accidental.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Ooh, this one is of a homicidal purple alien chainsawing my child’s head off.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 20 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for homicidal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homicidal
murderous
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The whiteprint is irrefutable evidence of the Nazis’ murderous intent.—
Elliott Broidy,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2026
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Momoa’s irresponsible, endlessly chatty Jonny is first seen being dumped by his long-suffering girlfriend Valentina (Morena Baccarin) and is the kind of guy who quaffs a beer even while fighting off a gang of murderous yakuza.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Homicidal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homicidal. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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