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 studies with these conclusions have not held up over time and may be victims of publication bias. — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 22 Sep. 2026

Once a case enters the criminal justice system, control shifts almost entirely to state or federal officials, often leaving victims feeling sidelined. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

Despite criticism of the report's methodology and conclusions, French bishops nevertheless put in place an independent system of compensation for victims that to date has recommended the church pay out more than 20 million euros. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

The victims — a woman in her 40s, a woman in her 60s, and a man in his 60s — were rushed to a local hospital. — Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Both victims had been struck multiple times in the head with a hatchet. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026

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