Synonyms of slaughter

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noun

ˈslȯ-tər 

as in massacre

the killing of a large number of people

all civilized nations should protest this senseless slaughter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• massacre
• carnage
• death
• butchery
• genocide
• holocaust
• murder
• bloodbath
• killing
• slaying
• bloodshed
• extermination
• destruction
• mortality
• annihilation
• manslaughter
• homicide
• devastation
• execution
• assassination
• eradication
• bloodletting
• pogrom
• decimation
• foul play
• demolishing

slaughter

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verb

as in to massacre

to kill on a large scale

modern poultry farms slaughter a vast number of chickens every day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• massacre
• murder
• butcher
• slay
• assassinate
• destroy
• execute
• dispatch
• mow (down)
• eradicate
• smite
• demolish
• exterminate
• fell
• wipe out
• waste
• annihilate
• snuff
• decimate
• blot out
• do in
• devastate
• croak

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slaughter

Noun

He was pulled from slaughter 15 minutes before being loaded on a truck. — Kerri Corrado, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

The defining absence of Palestinian slaughter thus looms over the film. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026

Verb

For every pig that a farmer sends to slaughter, about 70 cents to $1 is collected for a semi-governmental group called the National Pork Board. — Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Sep. 2026

Still, a currency collapse last year and high inflation triggered widespread unrest, and the regime slaughtered thousands in a brutal crackdown. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026