Synonyms of homicides

homicides

noun

plural of homicide

1

as in murders

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

• murders
• killings
• slayings
• massacres
• foul play
• rubouts
• manslaughters
• assassinations
• blood
• executions
• slaughters
• carnages
• butcheries
• bloodsheds
• destructions
• decimations
• parricides
• euthanasias
• mercy killings
• hits
• regicides
• chance-medleys
• fratricides
• matricides
• filicides
• patricides
• uxoricides

2

as in murderers

a person who kills another person

throughout the ages society has stigmatized the homicide

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murderers
• assassins
• killers
• cutthroats
• torpedoes
• manslayers
• butchers
• slaughterers
• slayers
• executioners
• triggermen
• massacrers
• murderesses
• hit men
• bravos

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of homicides

Other notable statistics from CMPD’s midyear data include a 3% increase in homicides, with 40 so far this year, which is up from 39 over the same time period last year. — Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026

When homicides dropped 30% and shootings by 35% in 2025, everyone from the FBI boss to the governor would answer questions about what's going on. — Chris Tye, CBS News, 14 July 2026

The country ended 2025 with a record low in homicides — 82 cases — according to government statistics. — ABC News, 13 July 2026

Bureau officials closed the high-security Special Management Unit there in 2023, after an investigation by The Marshall Project and NPR exposed a culture of abuse and multiple homicides. — Christie Thompson, NPR, 13 July 2026

An analysis of the program last year by Virginia Commonwealth University's Center for Public Policy credited it with a 10% decrease in homicides statewide through 2024, including a 24% reduction in homicides in Ceasefire localities. — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 11 July 2026

Silvana Tabares, 23rd, and Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller in response to an increase in fatal domestic shootings and homicides in recent years. — Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

Last year at this time police had investigated 38 homicides in the city. — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

Gun violence in Philadelphia has fallen from its COVID-19 pandemic-era peak, when there were 562 gun homicides in 2021, but the problem remains serious. — George A. Mocsary, The Conversation, 7 July 2026