Synonyms of slaying

slaying 1 of 2

noun

ˈslā-iŋ 

as in murder

the intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life

a man wanted for the slaying of seven people during an armed robbery

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murder
• homicide
• killing
• blood
• massacre
• foul play
• slaughter
• rubout
• assassination
• execution
• manslaughter
• bloodshed
• destruction
• carnage
• butchery
• decimation
• hit
• mercy killing
• euthanasia
• regicide
• parricide
• matricide
• chance-medley
• fratricide
• patricide
• filicide
• uxoricide

slaying

2 of 2

verb

present participle of slay

1

as in killing

to deprive of life

millions have been slain worldwide by this dreadful disease

Synonyms & Similar Words

• killing
• destroying
• murdering
• dispatching
• slaughtering
• claiming
• taking
• felling
• carrying off
• doing for
• assassinating
• doing away with
• croaking
• doing in
• massacring
• butchering
• neutralizing
• finishing
• smiting
• wasting
• cutting down
• executing
• making away with
• snuffing
• annihilating
• whacking
• offing
• decimating
• mowing
• taking out
• killing off
• getting
• putting away
• terminating
• knocking off
• blotting out
• icing
• bumping off
• scragging
• martyring
• rubbing out
• euthanizing
• putting down
• suiciding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• animating
• raising
• restoring
• reviving
• resurrecting
• nurturing
• resuscitating

2

as in murdering

to put to death deliberately

vowed to slay without mercy whoever was responsible for murdering his family

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murdering
• assassinating
• killing
• executing
• dispatching
• slaughtering
• neutralizing
• getting
• whacking
• shooting
• destroying
• snuffing
• terminating
• liquidating
• offing
• taking out
• putting away
• doing away with
• doing in
• croaking
• knocking off
• icing
• bumping off
• rubbing out
• smiting
• claiming
• massacring
• cutting down
• butchering
• eliminating
• eradicating
• shooting down
• blowing away
• zapping
• felling
• carrying off
• exterminating
• blotting out
• annihilating
• mowing (down)
• wiping out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raising
• restoring
• reviving
• animating
• resurrecting
• resuscitating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slaying

Noun

Mexican authorities investigate the slaying of San Miguel Amatitlan Mayor Joel Bravo Martínez in Oaxaca, shot weeks after pleading for state protection amid escalating threats, his party says. — Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026

Evers' death, the first slaying of a national leader in the movement, helped lead to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026

Verb

Kim — who faces murder charges in a 2016 killing in San Jose and a 2018 slaying in Westminster — was flown into Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday, booked into the Anaheim city jail, turned over to the San Jose Police Department and then transported to Santa Clara County. — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 12 June 2026

When Kostyuk hired Zaniewska, her main experience coaching on the WTA Tour was with Alizé Cornet, the French player with a penchant for slaying top-10 stars at Grand Slams. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 June 2026