Synonyms of slain

slain

verb

past participle of slay

1

as in killed

to deprive of life

millions have been slain worldwide by this dreadful disease

Synonyms & Similar Words

• killed
• destroyed
• murdered
• taken
• claimed
• dispatched
• slaughtered
• felled
• carried off
• done for
• done in
• croaked
• done away with
• wasted
• assassinated
• massacred
• butchered
• martyred
• finished
• snuffed
• cut down
• neutralized
• decimated
• made away with
• annihilated
• smitten
• executed
• offed
• taken out
• killed off
• put away
• whacked
• rubbed out
• mowed
• knocked off
• blotted out
• iced
• terminated
• bumped off
• euthanized
• got
• scragged
• put down
• suicided

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• animated
• raised
• restored
• revived
• resurrected
• nurtured
• resuscitated

2

as in murdered

to put to death deliberately

vowed to slay without mercy whoever was responsible for murdering his family

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murdered
• assassinated
• executed
• killed
• destroyed
• slaughtered
• offed
• got
• dispatched
• snuffed
• liquidated
• neutralized
• terminated
• taken out
• done in
• put away
• croaked
• whacked
• done away with
• knocked off
• iced
• bumped off
• rubbed out
• eradicated
• massacred
• butchered
• claimed
• blown away
• felled
• shot
• smitten
• cut down
• shot down
• eliminated
• carried off
• blotted out
• annihilated
• exterminated
• wiped out
• mowed (down)
• zapped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raised
• restored
• revived
• animated
• resurrected
• resuscitated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slain

Amber Gates, the mother of slain inmate Charles Gates, 27, alleges CoreCivic employees failed in their duty to keep prisoners safe. — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2026

Additionally, interviews and encounters with the slain officers’ family members also illustrate the cost and harm of a job that was formed in the early 19th century and remains antiquated and unchanged in our 21st-century world. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

Banks’ attorneys argued the song is about Banks’ slain older brother, who is named in the lyrics. — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

An affidavit for Yolanda Marodi’s arrest describes Ring security video captured outside the couple’s home in Ramona, California — about 45 miles northeast of San Diego — on the day that the firefighter was slain. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026