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 Investigators now say both victims knew at least one of the alleged killers, but there’s no indication of conflict or dispute between the suspects and McComber or Banks. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026 Outside of learning about ancient concentration camps and historic serial killers while Phaedra beams, the moment without Porsha serves as a Hail Mary pass for Shamea to try to salvage some of the damage from the night before. — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 20 July 2026 This matters because sarcopenia (loss of muscle mass) and osteoporosis are silent killers of healthspan. — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Serial killers and stalkers find love, sometimes with their targets. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 18 July 2026 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

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And with peak travel season underway, millions of people may have to contend with this disorienting condition, which can cause sleep disturbances, daytime tiredness, headaches and nasty gastrointestinal symptoms.

— Laura Ungar, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
If this is the case for your child, there aren’t only headaches in your future.

— Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 25 July 2026

Definition of headaches

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At his funeral back in Chicago, the boy’s mother, Mamie Till, insisted on an open casket so all the world could see what racist murderers had done to her only son.

— Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
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

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Job cuts loom Volkswagen employs about 650,000 people globally and had already announced plans to cut 50,000 jobs in Germany by 2030.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Critics warn that dramatic increases could force small businesses to reduce hiring, automate more jobs, or raise prices.

— Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 24 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