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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verb

as in to murder

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Noun

Diaz, 52, suffered burns to her arm and stomach while trying to incinerate the car and was soon charged with Lopez’s murder, according to a court transcript and a criminal complaint.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
His son, Nick Reiner, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of his parents.

— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Definition of murder

Verb

Once again, no one is here for the play-acting, the time-wasting, the cheating.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Rather than simply reducing power use across the board, the system attempts to identify exactly when machinery is wasting energy and proposes operational changes that can reduce consumption without disrupting productivity.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026

Definition of waste

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

The plague victims likely hunted, skinned and butchered marmots for their meat and fur, which would have exposed members of the community to the bacteria, Macleod said.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
Normally, that involves making stone tools, butchering deer, or distilling birch tar.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026

Definition of butcher

Noun

That potent symbolism has been evident in the black funeral flags hanging over city streets since his death referencing the seventh-century martyrdom of Shi'ism's third imam, Hossein.

— Parisa Hafezi, USA Today, 3 July 2026
The tradition will now pass to his own son, who now also takes part in commemorating the martyrdom of Hussein through the mausoleum replicas.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 June 2026

Definition of martyrdom

Verb

For Cape Verde, Vozinha was excellent at snuffing out the few good chances Spain created on his way to becoming an Instagram phenomenon after one of the World Cup’s great results.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Another method is to cut off oxygen to the fire by using a snuffing lid, then let the fire burn out naturally.

— Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 4 July 2026

Definition of snuff

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

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