HOMICIDAL Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of homicidal Lee was charged with murder after the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office concluded homicidal violence could not be ruled out in Bravo’s death, with autopsy findings showing multiple abrasions and contusions and MDMA in her system. —

Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026 For her, this was practically homicidal aggression. —

Chang-Rae Lee, New Yorker, 3 May 2026 He was initially charged with first degree murder and concealing a homicidal death. —

Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026 Baden said at the time that the fractures in Epstein’s neck were unusual for suicide and more indicative of homicidal strangulation. —

Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for homicidal

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murderous

Adjective

This despite its violent, heroic left-leaning revolutionaries and a cabal of right-wing racists with unapologetically murderous intentions.

— Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026
Except… there’s no indication Martin is repenting for his murderous vigilante rampage.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 June 2026