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

Romious said in her release that there have been reductions in homicides, non-fatal shootings and property crimes during the year. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026

Shaw’s killing was one of four homicides that occurred within a three-day span, which police believe all stemmed from a feud between rival Oakland gangs. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

San Diego has about 500 ALPR readers around the city; San Diego police hail them as crime-fighting tools and note the readers have helped solve several crimes, including homicides. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026

Existing law requires prosecutors to shoehorn criminal homicides into first- or second-degree murder, or voluntary and involuntary manslaughter, Denton said. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026

President Claudia Sheinbaum has credited her administration’s efforts with reducing homicides by almost 50% in less than two years. — Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026

Still, only Norfolk, Austin, Pittsburgh, and Minneapolis reported more homicides this year than during the same period in 2019, underscoring the broader decline in lethal violence nationwide. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 23 July 2026

Police recorded 97 homicides in the city in 2025, the fewest since 2014 and a lower rate per population than Paris, Berlin or New York. — ABC News, 23 July 2026

The city has nearly 1,000 unsolved homicides, going back to the 1960s. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2026