KILLERS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

killers

noun

plural of killer

as in headaches

a dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work weeding out that overgrown garden is going to be a killer

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as in murderers

a person who kills another person gunned down by hired killers

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Recent Examples of killers Malaria is one of the great historical killers for humanity, causing 610,000 deaths in 2024 alone, according to the World Health Organization. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 15 July 2026 Well, maybe go by the support acts — some of the shows are worth it for the openers alone, like a double-support bill starting in August of Queens of the Stone Age teamed with Philly’s punkoid killers, Mannequin Pussy. — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 14 July 2026 Throughout the school year, the students make some incredible progress identifying more potential victims, understanding the scope of the crimes and learning why serial killers were able to be so prolific in the 1980s. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 July 2026 Neighbors who alerted the city believe the tree-killers likely struck on Saturday. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026 Despite never being convicted for a crime related to the bodies found on his property, authorities believe that Baumeister is one of the country’s most prolific serial killers, with over one dozen victims. — Forbestv, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Why don’t serial killers use massive, destructive storms to cover up their crimes? — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026 The series starred Melissa Roxburgh as a former FBI profiler who leads a team assembled to hunt down escaped killers who fled a mysterious prison. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 6 July 2026 The Inglourious Basterds star's latest movie Ice Cream Man follows a suburb that descends into chaos when a mysterious ice cream man's treats turn children into homicidal killers. — Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026

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Oshea Orchid, a local lawyer, filed the first class-action lawsuit in 2023 against the operators of the county’s second-largest landfill, alleging the fumes were sickening her neighbors, causing headaches and heart palpitations.

— Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Body mists are usually an easy win for anyone prone to headaches.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 11 July 2026

Definition of headaches

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Deputy Solicitor General Eric Feigin said blocking such searches would handicap police searching for murderers, kidnappers and robbers.

— Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Our law enforcement officers are on the frontlines arresting terrorists, gang members, murderers, pedophiles and rapists.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026

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The operation is expected to create 40 direct jobs and around 150 indirect positions across animation, post-production, sound, translation, distribution, licensing, merchandising and legal services.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 16 July 2026
The filing was made at the behest of a creditor, according to German news platform NDR, identified as the Minjob-Zentrale, the government agency in charge of registering the country’s part-time jobs and collecting social security contributions.

— News Desk, Artforum, 16 July 2026

Definition of jobs

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Lucky Number Slevin, a movie about mistaken identity, rival crime syndicates, and assassins, was, for some reason (Josh Hartnett), one of the comfort movies of my childhood.

— Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 1 July 2026
These artisans, with their trade secrets, were kept on Murano, a cluster of islands just across the lagoon from the city, ostensibly as a precaution against fire, though the state would also send assassins after anyone who tried to leave.

— Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026