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massacre

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of massacre

the killing of a large number of people

  • the infamous massacre of more than 200 Sioux at Wounded Knee, South Dakota
Synonyms of massacre

bloodbath, butchery, carnage, death, holocaust, slaughter
Words Related to massacre

bloodletting, bloodshed, foul play, homicide, killing, manslaughter, murder, slaying

mortality

annihilation, decimation, demolishing, destruction, devastation, eradication, extermination

genocide, pogrom

assassination, execution

massacre

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of massacre

to kill on a large scale

  • the country's rival ethnic groups began massacring one another
Synonyms of massacre

butcher, mow (down), slaughter
Words Related to massacre

assassinate, croak [slang], dispatch, do in, execute, fell, murder, slay, smite, snuff

annihilate, blot out, decimate, demolish, destroy, devastate, eradicate, exterminate, waste, wipe out

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