Synonyms of suicides

suicides 1 of 2

noun

plural of suicide

as in murders

the act of deliberately killing oneself

teenagers are more prone to suicide because they mistakenly believe their troubles are insurmountable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murders
• martyrdoms
• assassinations
• homicides
• self-murders
• self-slaughters
• self-destructions
• killings
• slayings
• manslaughters
• executions
• euthanasias
• foul play
• rubouts
• hara-kiris
• dispatches
• mercy killings
• blood
• chance-medleys

suicides

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of suicide

as in cuts down

Related Words

• murders
• cuts down
• offs
• wastes
• butchers
• massacres
• finishes
• claims
• snuffs
• takes out
• kills
• rubs out
• whacks
• slaughters
• knocks off
• ices
• puts away
• dispatches
• neutralizes
• destroys
• slays
• carries off
• bumps off
• fells
• does in
• kills off
• scrags
• martyrs
• croaks
• gets
• mows
• smites
• blots out
• decimates
• annihilates
• assassinates
• takes
• executes
• terminates
• euthanizes
• puts down

Dissimilar Words

• animates
• raises
• revives
• restores
• resurrects
• resuscitates
• nurtures

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of suicides

Noun

There has been a rash of suicides following the factory-wide layoffs. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026

To lose them both to separate suicides while facing his own mortality as an active athlete requires true fortitude. — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

Two of the first four deaths have been ruled suicides and the other two were the result of medical complications. — Ryan J. Foley, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Led by Inspector Ӧnem, the team (which works out of a basement) deals with honor killings, suicides, and exploitation. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026

Of the 19 deaths, 15 were reported as natural; one as accidental and three as suicides. — Tj Rhodes, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 28 Aug. 2026

Myers Park students have endured a series of suicides in recent years, including the death last fall of Parker South, a friend of members of the Community Problem Solvers team. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026

Those hangings were ultimately ruled as suicides, but widespread criticism of the investigation into the death of Nolan Xavier Wells, off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast last month, has further led to questions about how Fortune died. — Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

The launch comes as OpenAI faces its own lawsuits stemming from several youth suicides. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026