VICTIM Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

victim

noun

ˈvik-təm

Definition of victim

as in fatality

a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed helped the victims of the fire

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as in target

a person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule the victim of schoolyard teasing

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as in sacrifice

something offered to a god the Aztecs are believed to have sacrificed thousands of victims annually to the sun

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Recent Examples of victim In the latter half of the 1970s, Montgomery played a victim in A Case of Rape, accused and acquitted murderer Lizzie Borden in The Legend of Lizzie Borden and a pioneer woman in The Awakening Land. — Justine Fisher, PEOPLE, 12 Oct. 2026 Through the accounts of victims, friends and family, journalists and police, the series examines the dangerous prisoners. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026 An Iraqi-American woman in the crowd spoke about being a victim of hate crimes and asking what Vollmann thought. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2026 Authorities have not released his name, but Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said he was related to seven of the victims. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for victim

Recent Examples of Synonyms for victim

Noun

The death toll related to Isaias has risen to four, with fatalities reported in Florida and Alabama.

— Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
The youth does not appear to be facing charges directly related to the two fatalities.

— Asia Simone Burns, AJC.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of fatality

Noun

The Commission’s proposed 46% target falls short of that ambition, and of its own analysis, which identifies 50% as the economically optimal pathway to 2040.

— Sophie Dembinski, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Still, Musk has a track record of setting optimistic release targets for Tesla products, only to miss them by years.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of target

Noun

On the one hand, there are the flow-state breakthroughs, the gratification of acclaim, the rush of connecting with an audience; on the other, the brutal sacrifices of time, money, and stability.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
For Kotzmacher, the recognition acknowledges sacrifices that extend beyond the softball field.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of sacrifice

Noun

There were no casualties in the attack, which the officials said damaged the building’s top three floors.

— Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
An investigation is underway, United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said, without specifying whether the attacks caused any damage or casualties.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026