Synonyms of killed

killed

verb

past tense of kill

1

as in destroyed

to deprive of life

during the war more soldiers were killed by disease than anything else

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroyed
• murdered
• dispatched
• slaughtered
• slew
• took
• assassinated
• claimed
• felled
• carried off
• wasted
• croaked
• executed
• neutralized
• got
• massacred
• did in
• did for
• finished
• did away with
• made away with
• butchered
• snuffed
• offed
• annihilated
• decimated
• cut down
• whacked
• martyred
• terminated
• killed off
• put away
• smote
• rubbed out
• mowed
• blotted out
• knocked off
• iced
• took out
• euthanized
• bumped off
• scragged
• put down
• suicided

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• animated
• raised
• restored
• revived
• resurrected
• nurtured
• resuscitated

2

as in dismissed

to reject by or as if by a vote

the Senate killed the bill by a single vote

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismissed
• refused
• vetoed
• downed
• shot down
• blackballed
• nixed
• disallowed
• disapproved
• declined
• negatived
• blacklisted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confirmed
• passed
• approved
• allowed
• admitted
• ratified
• elected
• supported
• sanctioned
• assented (to)

3

as in deleted

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it

I think that paragraph is irrelevant, so kill it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deleted
• canceled
• removed
• erased
• struck (out)
• crossed (out)
• censored
• edited (out)
• scratched (out)
• deled
• eradicated
• obliterated
• stroked (out)
• blue-penciled
• suppressed
• wiped out
• elided
• excised
• expunged
• clipped
• blotted out
• rubbed out
• effaced
• rooted (out)
• shortened
• redacted
• silenced
• cleaned (up)
• cut
• laundered
• cropped
• x-ed (out)
• expurgated
• repressed
• blipped
• bleeped
• blacked out
• abbreviated
• bowdlerized
• red-penciled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stetted

4

as in wore

to use up all the physical energy of

the long hike up the mountain just about killed us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wore
• exhausted
• tired
• drained
• busted
• harassed
• burned out
• knocked out
• wasted
• broke
• washed out
• wearied
• fatigued
• wore out
• weakened
• tuckered (out)
• did in
• frazzled
• outwore
• fagged
• wore to a frazzle
• did up
• debilitated
• sapped
• enfeebled
• enervated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• activated
• strengthened
• energized
• rested
• relaxed
• rejuvenated
• invigorated
• vitalized
• unwound

5

as in fascinated

to attract or delight as if by magic

with his dark good looks he would positively kill the ladies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fascinated
• enticed
• enchanted
• charmed
• seduced
• delighted
• captivated
• interested
• lured
• bewitched
• pleased
• tempted
• magnetized
• intrigued
• beguiled
• witched
• drew
• allured
• pulled
• wiled
• disarmed
• arrested
• wooed
• gratified
• invited
• appealed (to)
• entranced
• enraptured
• enthralled
• beckoned
• courted
• solicited

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• offended
• disgusted
• revolted
• repelled
• annoyed
• tired
• bored
• displeased
• irked
• wearied

6

as in deactivated

to cause to stop functioning

kill the engine before it overheats

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deactivated
• shut off
• stuck
• braked
• turned off
• arrested
• dismantled
• flicked (off)
• halted
• jammed
• stalled
• phased out
• cut off
• mothballed
• chocked
• drew up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• started
• moved
• drove
• triggered
• activated
• charged
• ran
• set off
• fired
• pushed
• propelled
• generated
• turned on
• sparked
• actuated
• released
• fueled
• powered
• discharged
• launched
• energized
• touched off
• switched
• cranked (up)
• tripped
• electrified
• reactivated
• recharged

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of killed

Rob and Michelle Reiner were killed on December 14, 2025, and Nick is charged with two counts of murder. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

Son of a partisan fighter The son of a World War Two partisan fighter killed in 1945, Mladic was an officer in the old communist Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) when Yugoslavia's disintegration began in 1991. — Ivana Sekularac, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Many residents had spent years rebuilding their lives after Nepal’s catastrophic 2015 earthquake, which killed more than 8,000 people. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Two hundred and fifty-nine passengers and crew, as well as 11 people on the ground, were killed when Pan Am flight 103, from London to New York, exploded over Lockerbie, southwest Scotland, on 21 December 1988. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 27 Aug. 2026

Prosecutors believe he was killed because of ongoing strife with his former wife, Shanna Gardner, over the parenting of their twins. — Ed White, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Clancy, who killed her three young children — Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months — at their Massachusetts home in January 2023, is charged with first-degree murder. — Sumiko Corley, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026

Someone is going to be seriously hurt or killed before this is taken seriously. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026

Prosecutors allege Shakur was killed to avenge the rapper's entourage attacking Davis' nephew, Anderson, a few hours earlier at the MGM Grand after a boxing match involving Mike Tyson. — CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026