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

Given their former friendship, war of words, iconic stature, legacies, and both being slain before their time, Shakur and Wallace’s murder cases have remained intertwined for decades. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 2 Sep. 2026

For the same price, fans can purchase a Sean Taylor T-Shirt with the likeness of the former safety in his Redskins uniform before he was tragically slain in 2007. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026

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