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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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

The United Nations said last week that more Ukrainian civilians were killed and wounded in the first eight months of 2026 than in the whole of last year. — Hanna Arhirova, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026

This Uhura manages to make an emergency transport back to Enterprise, but Scotty is killed. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Two people were killed when a small plane crashed in Hesperia Thursday morning, San Bernardino County sheriff’s officials said. — Breaking News, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Two people were killed early Thursday morning when a car crashed into an electric utility pole in Davie, according to police. — Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Some earlier assassins expected it of themselves, canceling plots that would have killed bystanders. — Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

In mythology, Mimas was a giant who killed Mars during the war between the Titans and gods of Olympus. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2026

In his 1984 novel Lizzie, late author Evan Hunter (aka Ed McBain) reimagined Borden and Bridget as lovers and theorized that Borden killed her father, Andrew, and stepmother, Abby, because of their relationship. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 17 Sep. 2026

Rabin was killed [in 1995], that was a last straw —seeing an extremist right-wing lunatic in Israel kill Rabin and kill the dreams of peace. — Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026