Synonyms of slaughtered

slaughtered

verb

past tense of slaughter

as in massacred

to kill on a large scale

modern poultry farms slaughter a vast number of chickens every day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• massacred
• murdered
• assassinated
• executed
• destroyed
• butchered
• dispatched
• slew
• demolished
• mowed (down)
• eradicated
• exterminated
• decimated
• smote
• wiped out
• wasted
• felled
• annihilated
• snuffed
• devastated
• did in
• croaked
• blotted out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slaughtered

In 1995, Mladic’s troops slaughtered more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica — the only post-World War II case of genocide in Europe. — Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

In 1995, Mladic's troops slaughtered more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica — the only post-World War II case of genocide in Europe. — CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

Cattle that might have come to the US and fattened on American corn to be turned into steaks are now fed, slaughtered and packed entirely in Mexico – then sent to the US as boxed beef. — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

His restaurant, Danny’s Burger Shack, serves beef slaughtered in Kansas, southern Nebraska and Missouri, supplied through the Braveheart Black Angus Beef program. — Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026

Translation - go straight for 2 miles on the general who slaughtered hundreds of Black soldiers who were trying to surrender. — Terry Gross, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026

This was painting a bright red bullseye on the hog that was soon to be slaughtered. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Although scarce documentation has left a wide range of estimates, as many as 2 million people are said to have been slaughtered in communal massacres during this exodus. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

Per the title, Aang is the last surviving airbender after his pacifist brethren were slaughtered by a belligerent, expansionist Fire Nation. — Alison Herman, Variety, 24 July 2026