SUICIDE Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈsü-ə-ˌsīd

Definition of suicide

as in murder

the act of deliberately killing oneself teenagers are more prone to suicide because they mistakenly believe their troubles are insurmountable

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Noun

The judge presiding over the case of Jorge Barahona, charged with the brutal murder of his daughter, said Barahona must be prepared to go to trial — or to reach a plea deal.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026
Clancy was charged with three counts of murder for the 2023 deaths of her three children in Massachusetts.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of murder

Verb

If the war does indeed come to an end and oil keeps falling, Warsh might get breathing room for rate cuts down the line.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 16 June 2026
Courtesy of the Abu Haikal family Haikal said his family’s own homes have been targeted in settler attacks, including having stones thrown at their home, their crops destroyed, trees cut down and property stolen.

— Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 16 June 2026

Definition of cut down

Noun

She is charged with first-degree murder and assisting self-murder, which in Florida is treated like a manslaughter offense.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
She has been charged with first-degree murder and assisting self-murder, a second-degree felony in Florida punishable by a maximum of 15 years in prison.

— Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026

Definition of self-murder

Verb

Bournemouth were profligate, despite scoring through Marcus Tavernier and forcing a Malick Thiaw own goal, with multiple first-half chances wasted.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Faster speeds generally mean a compromise in quality, multi-color 3D printers often waste some filament, and higher volume loads usually demand more hardware.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of waste

Noun

Alluding to the attack only in the title, Anedda notes a few events showing the effects, patterns and tasks of an illustrator, the men seeking martyrdom, as well as the earthworms, gnats and the snail working the soil.

— Wallis Wilde-Menozzi, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
More than mourning For most Shiites, Husayn’s martyrdom is more than a historical tragedy.

— Iqbal Akhtar, The Conversation, 31 July 2026

Definition of martyrdom

Verb

The butchering thing was a major complaint because the Commandos were expected to live off the land after their first day's rations ran out.

— David Szondy August 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
Indirect signs also suggest the proto-Neolithic community also dined on the European glass lizard (Pseudopus apodus), which featured tough scales that necessitated a completely different type of butchering.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of butcher

Noun

So withdrawing that from the United States is just another example of this administration engaged in self-destruction.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
There’s loneliness, pain and self-destruction in her binge drinking, humor that comes in her wild and free dancing, and irreverence in hanging with her beloved super-pup Krypto.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 June 2026

Definition of self-destruction

Verb

Only desperate defending snuffed out another shooting chance.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Here, relatives try to comprehend the incomprehensible — how around 120 of their children could be snuffed out, just after they’d been dropped off for a day of classes.

— Amir Vahdat, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of snuff

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