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 Both OpenAI, the hacker, and the victim, Hugging Face, have portrayed the response to this incident as a collaboration. — Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 The victim was identified as Selvin Yovani Lara-Reyes, 29, CMPD said in an update. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2026 As xAI explained, that adds up quickly, considering that some Grok users are accused of making thousands of images of single victims. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026 In 1997, 11 years after the murders, the son of the victims told the Tribune that he was frustrated with the delays in the execution. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for victim

Recent Examples of Synonyms for victim

Noun

Police in Idaho confirmed there are fatalities and injuries after the report of an active shooter near an In-N-Out Burger location in Twin Falls on Saturday.

— Vanessa Navarrete, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Twin Falls authorities have not provided the exact number of fatalities but earlier told CNN at least three people had been killed.

— Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of fatality

Noun

An executive nobody had heard of became a target of online attacks for the offense of trying to turn around a fading chicken and biscuits restaurant.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
The 2017 legislation also set a goal reaching 90% adequacy statewide by 2027 — a target many advocates even then viewed as improbable, if not impossible.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of target

Noun

There were no casualties following the interception, according to the report from the Petra News Agency.

— Salma Arafa, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
The Cardinals needed an available reliever more than a starter recovering from a 77-pitch appearance, making Dobbins the logical roster casualty despite his otherwise solid work during his first extended opportunity in the major leagues.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of casualty

Noun

Though most attacks are warnings, some bears may attack humans as prey, according to the National Park Service.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 29 July 2026
Faced with more predators, prey and competition, their nervous systems rapidly ballooned to meet the new demands.

— Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 29 July 2026