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

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

That number represents a significant decrease from the same period last year when a spike in homicides turned up the volume on an alarm that had been ringing since the beginning of the pandemic. — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026

Taking questions at the press conference, Petrosky said authorities were not ruling out that Clark may be responsible for other homicides. — Mason Leib, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

A lot of the media attention is on shootings, homicides and fatal accidents. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 5 Nov. 2026

From 1991 to 2008, in particular, Prince George’s regularly saw homicides topping 100 at this point in the year, according to county statistics. — Dan Morse, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2026

The case comes as Tarrant County reports a second straight annual increase in intimate partner homicides. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026

Anyone with information about the homicides is asked to contact police directly at 816-234-5043 or reach out to the TIPS Hotline anonymously at 816-474-TIPS. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

Bass has talked up the city’s drop in violent crime, including a 47% reduction in homicides, and warned that Raman’s plan to remove the police chief would throw the LAPD into turmoil right before the Olympics. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026