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Synonyms of slaying
(Entry 1 of 2)
- a man wanted for the slaying of seven people during an armed robbery
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of slaying (Entry 2 of 2)
- millions have been slain worldwide by this dreadful disease
Synonyms for slaying
- carrying off,
- claiming,
- croaking
- [slang],
- destroying,
- dispatching,
- doing in,
- felling,
- killing,
- taking
Words Related to slaying
- bumping off,
- butchering,
- cutting down,
- finishing,
- getting,
- icing
- [slang],
- knocking off,
- murdering,
- neutralizing,
- offing
- [slang],
- putting away,
- rubbing out,
- scragging,
- snuffing,
- taking out,
- wasting,
- whacking
- [slang]
- euthanizing
- (also euthanatizing),
- putting down
Phrases Synonymous with slaying
- doing away with,
- doing for
- [chiefly British],
- making away with
Near Antonyms for slaying
Antonyms for slaying
- vowed to slay without mercy whoever was responsible for murdering his family
Synonyms for slaying
- assassinating,
- bumping off,
- croaking
- [slang],
- dispatching,
- doing in,
- executing,
- getting,
- icing
- [slang],
- knocking off,
- liquidating,
- murdering,
- neutralizing,
- offing
- [slang],
- putting away,
- rubbing out,
- snuffing,
- taking out,
- terminating,
- whacking
- [slang]
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“Slaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaying. Accessed 20 May. 2022.
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