Synonyms of victims

victims

noun

plural of victim

1

as in fatalities

a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed

helped the victims of the fire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fatalities
• casualties
• martyrs
• prey
• losses
• losers
• sacrifices
• underdogs
• collateral damages
• murderees

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• winners
• victors
• gainers
• murderers
• killers
• assassins
• injurers
• harmers

2

as in targets

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

the victim of schoolyard teasing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• targets
• prey
• sitting ducks
• butts
• marks
• scapegoats
• mockeries
• goats
• lightning rods
• pilgarlics
• laughingstocks
• fall guys
• whipping boys

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• troublemakers
• gossips
• tormentors
• gossipers
• torturers
• tattlers
• defamers
• traducers
• talebearers
• tattletales
• libelers
• hecklers
• baiters
• teasers
• taunters
• mockers
• needlers
• scoffers
• teases
• scorners
• ribbers
• deriders
• satirists
• insulters
• libelists
• caricaturists
• parodists
• lampooners
• ridiculers

3

as in sacrifices

something offered to a god

the Aztecs are believed to have sacrificed thousands of victims annually to the sun

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sacrifices
• offerings
• immolations
• contributions
• libations
• donations
• oblations
• propitiations
• holocausts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of victims

The victims and the first responders were honored before the game. — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

In practice, though, victims of instant-payment fraud often recover little. — Pawan Jain, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026

Because of the unusually large number, a federal judge allowed prosecutors to notify additional potential victims through a Justice Department website rather than attempting to contact each one individually. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026

In rejecting his release in 2021, Newsom said Davis had continued to minimize his role in the crimes and shown a lack of empathy for his victims. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

The relatives of 9/11 victims have been engaged in a lengthy legal battle against the Saudis. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026

Erivo delivers a monologue, as Tessa makes the point that expecting logic and consistency from rape victims runs counter to their experience. — Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 13 Sep. 2026

Many of the victims are poor, and his camera’s tour of Black Brazilian lives hints at a multifaceted cultural portrait not usually contained within the Brazilian cinema that takes hold in North America. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 Sep. 2026

Detroit Free Press Dearborn held a 9/11 ceremony remembering the victims of the attacks and the first responders. — Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 12 Sep. 2026