Synonyms of slaughters

slaughters 1 of 2

noun

plural of slaughter

as in massacres

the killing of a large number of people

all civilized nations should protest this senseless slaughter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• massacres
• deaths
• butcheries
• genocides
• bloodbaths
• holocausts
• murders
• carnages
• killings
• slayings
• exterminations
• manslaughters
• mortalities
• homicides
• devastations
• annihilations
• assassinations
• destructions
• executions
• bloodlettings
• pogroms
• bloodsheds
• foul play
• decimations
• eradications

slaughters

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of slaughter

as in murders

to kill on a large scale

modern poultry farms slaughter a vast number of chickens every day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murders
• massacres
• slays
• executes
• destroys
• dispatches
• assassinates
• butchers
• mows (down)
• smites
• demolishes
• eradicates
• snuffs
• annihilates
• wipes out
• wastes
• exterminates
• decimates
• devastates
• croaks
• fells
• does in
• blots out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slaughters

Noun

By the eighth century, Charlemagne was organizing mass slaughters of the animal while the Church, wary of its earlier status as living god, denounced the bear as lewd, noting its disturbing resemblance to humans. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026

Hands-down one of the most disgusting movies ever made (a compliment), the film finds the indefatigable slasher, who was decapitated at the end of Terrifier 2, reattaching his head and commencing his ritual slaughters. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025

Verb

Notably, this happens after Odysseus slaughters Penelope’s suitors and tells Telemachus to kill the female slaves who have slept with them. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 17 July 2026

When a wandering wolf threatens his fragile peace and slaughters his flock, Gaspard, blinded by rage, embarks on a perilous quest for vengeance — one that will lead him to the farthest reaches of his sorrow and guilt. — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 22 June 2026

And then there is a gory massacre scene from the original Camp Miasma, in which Little Death (played by TV Glow‘s Jack Haven) slaughters dozens of unlucky campers to a highly unusual, anachronistic hit song from the 1990s. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026

Meanwhile, Du-yeong slaughters an entire building of bloodhounds in the search for So-yeon. — Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Apr. 2026

The only question is, how many more must be killed, before the world wakes up to the genocide that slaughters thousands of Christians every year. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026