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

Bulls make money, bears make money, and pigs get slaughtered. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

In fact, some protests have started breaking out, though not at the massive scale that was seen in January, when the government slaughtered thousands in a brutal crackdown. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

More than 10,000 people, including many children, died during the two-year siege of Sarajevo and more than 7,000 Muslims, mostly men and boys were slaughtered within a few days in Srebrenica in July 1995. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 28 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. — 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

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