Synonyms of massacring

massacring

verb

present participle of massacre

as in slaughtering

to kill on a large scale

the country's rival ethnic groups began massacring one another

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slaughtering
• murdering
• destroying
• slaying
• executing
• dispatching
• butchering
• assassinating
• mowing (down)
• exterminating
• eradicating
• demolishing
• smiting
• annihilating
• wasting
• felling
• decimating
• wiping out
• snuffing
• devastating
• doing in
• croaking
• blotting out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of massacring

In June, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyydecided to name a military unit after a Ukrainian paramilitary organization accused of massacring Poles during World War II, causing outrage in Poland. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

President Karol Nawrocki decided to strip Zelensky of the Order of the White Eagle over the Ukrainian leader’s decision to name a military unit after a Ukrainian paramilitary organization accused of massacring Poles during World War II. — Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026

This January, the Islamic Republic imposed a communications shutdown just before massacring thousands of protesters. — Holly Dagres, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026

Gangs, rebels, and soldiers started massacring elephants, sometimes from military helicopters. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 June 2026

The San Diego duo responsible for a deadly mosque attack earlier this month were tweens in 2019 when a white supremacist livestreamed himself massacring 51 worshippers in Christchurch, New Zealand. — Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 31 May 2026

There’s a big fight with Dogknott and Sheline who, in-between sniffing one another’s butts, start massacring the test audience. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026

The regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran is massacring young people and destroying Iran’s future. — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026

The military has been documented going on bloody rampages, torching and bombing villages, massacring residents, jailing opponents and forcing young men and women to join the army. — Ross Adkin, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025