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

Police opened a culpable homicide case, and the cause of the collision remained under investigation, Spies said. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Toliaferro faces at least 18 charges in connection to the three cold cases and a July homicide that investigators said shared similar hallmarks of the earlier incidents. — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Milwaukee Police crime data shows no homicides have been recorded in the neighborhood this year. — April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2026

The following homicides were reported in the past week by the Cook County medical examiner’s office. — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026