Synonyms of homicide

homicide

noun

ˈhä-mə-ˌsīd 

1

as in murder

the intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life

it was feared that the missing man was the victim of a homicide, but no clues as to his disappearance were ever found

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murder
• blood
• slaying
• killing
• massacre
• foul play
• manslaughter
• assassination
• rubout
• slaughter
• execution
• carnage
• bloodshed
• destruction
• butchery
• euthanasia
• decimation
• parricide
• matricide
• regicide
• fratricide
• mercy killing
• chance-medley
• hit
• filicide
• patricide
• uxoricide

2

as in murderer

a person who kills another person

throughout the ages society has stigmatized the homicide

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murderer
• assassin
• killer
• cutthroat
• torpedo
• manslayer
• butcher
• slayer
• slaughterer
• executioner
• massacrer
• triggerman
• murderess
• hit man
• bravo

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of homicide

In August, Oscar Macias was sentenced to 35 years in prison, and Daniel Parsee, 16 at the time of the homicide, was sentenced to 25 years in prison. — Emerson Clarridge updated November 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2026

Mexico's Public Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch said that Alfredo Cárdenas Rodríguez was a linked to homicides, kidnappings, extortion and trafficking drugs, weapons and people into the United States. — CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026

Two homicide investigations go cold After Rush failed to show up at the church, her family reported her missing. — Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026

San Diego County Crime Stoppers and San Diego police homicide investigators have said in recent years that the child’s features were consistent with being mostly White, and he was believed to have had light to medium brown hair. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026