Synonyms of homicidal

homicidal

adjective

ˌhä-mə-ˈsī-dᵊl 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murderous
• murdering
• violent
• bloody
• savage
• bloodthirsty
• brutal
• ferocious
• vicious
• fierce
• sanguinary
• sanguine
• cruel
• ruthless
• contentious
• sanguineous
• aggressive
• sadistic
• bloody-minded
• hostile
• antagonistic
• merciless
• barbaric
• hateful
• heartless
• malicious
• inhumane
• belligerent
• barbarous
• bellicose
• pitiless
• malignant
• malevolent
• combative
• pugnacious
• truculent
• quarrelsome
• cold-blooded
• assertive
• gladiatorial
• spiteful
• discordant
• grim
• scrappy
• gory
• wanton
• bloodstained
• malign
• fell
• nasty
• mean
• despiteful

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• peaceful
• peaceable
• conciliatory
• sympathetic
• benign
• disarming
• pacific
• humane
• compassionate
• kind
• propitiatory
• unaggressive
• unassertive
• dovish
• warm
• kindhearted
• placatory
• benignant
• appeasing
• merciful
• benevolent
• placative
• mollifying
• placating
• tenderhearted
• peacemaking
• pacifying
• lenient
• amiable
• warmhearted
• good-hearted
• gentle
• tender
• affable
• clement
• amicable
• kindly
• submissive
• yielding
• surrendering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of homicidal

In short, the ayatollahs don’t have to be crazy, homicidal fanatics in order to desire a nuclear weapon. — John M. Crisp, Mercury News, 25 June 2026

Proper was taken to a hospital, the complaint said, where law enforcement submitted an application for an emergency admission based on his homicidal ideations. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026

Investigators said Proper confessed the attack plan to them in an interview at a medical facility, where he was taken for homicidal ideations. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 17 June 2026

An October evaluation noted O’Connor mentioned feeling homicidal and suicidal, and tried to tie a sheet around his neck. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026