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 Globetrotting sailor faces 30 years, multiple victims cited across separate cases. — FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Anyone who may have been a victim of Kohut can contact the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety online or by phone at 609-780-5449. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 Police rescue a flooding victim Wednesday in Nepal's Nuwakot District. — Matteo Moschella, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026 Parton gave to numerous other causes over the years, including supporting wildfire victims and funding the development of a COVID-19 vaccine. — Eve Chen, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for victim

Recent Examples of Synonyms for victim

Noun

The incident marked the city’s 15th pedestrian death and 29th overall traffic fatality of 2026.

— Jason Green, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
The man’s death is the 46th traffic fatality recorded this year, according to Capt.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of fatality

Noun

Ukraine has developed an arsenal of long-range drones and its own cruise missiles which are being used against a widening array of targets inside Russia.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Upon being notified of a Ukrainian vehicle, the operator can verify the target and determine the best way to engage it, including by calling for artillery fire or directing a strike drone against the vehicle.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of target

Noun

The flooding has also resulted in widespread casualties at the border between Nepal and China’s Tibet region.

— Callum Sutherland, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
The true scale of the casualties may take days to become clear, however, with power and communication lines swept away in some areas.

— Matteo Moschella, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of casualty

Noun

Granted exclusive access to the nest, the BBC witnessed some of the raptors’ striking feeding behavior, in which the male drops prey in midair and the female rolls upside down to snatch it in her talons.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Nearly an hour after a pod separated a humpback whale calf from its mother, the orcas resurfaced carrying their prey between them.

— Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026