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slaughter

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of slaughter

the killing of a large number of people

all civilized nations should protest this senseless slaughter

Synonyms of slaughter

bloodbath, butchery, carnage, death, holocaust, massacre

Words Related to slaughter

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

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

genocide, pogrom

assassination, execution

slaughter

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of slaughter

to kill on a large scale

modern poultry farms slaughter a vast number of chickens every day

Synonyms of slaughter

butcher, massacre, mow (down)

Words Related to slaughter

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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