VICTIMS Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

victims

noun

plural of victim

as in fatalities

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

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as in targets

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

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as in sacrifices

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 victims Patel arrived in Jakarta shortly after talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet concerning joint efforts to combat international online scam operations that cheat victims out of billions of dollars annually. — ABC News, 23 July 2026 Like his Borat character, Cohen interviews people on the street as Ali G and often gets himself into hilarious and cringe-worthy situations with unknowing victims. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 22 July 2026 Iranian media reported that body fragments of 32 victims of a bombing on an Iranian elementary girls' school nearly five months ago, identified after DNA tests, were laid to rest Wednesday. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 22 July 2026 Federal prosecutors said the recruitment system helped Epstein abuse hundreds of victims over decades, while some recruiters later said they had themselves been manipulated, exploited or coerced by Epstein into participating. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 So far, 24 women have come forward or have been identified following a review of information and a call for victims by prosecutors. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 22 July 2026 Honduran officials identified Carmen and Miguel Angel Guerra as two of the victims who died, ABC affiliate WSYX reported. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026 And the trailer shows how idyllic the four victims’ college experience was until Bryan Kohberger (who has pled guilty to the murders) seemingly picked them at random to act out his serial-killer obsession. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 July 2026 Police said one of the drowning victims was around 60 years of age and the other around 20. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

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Noun

Studies show warmer winters have also extended their reproduction period and reduced cold fatalities.

— Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
One of the more unsurprising details is when these fatalities occur the most.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 July 2026

Definition of fatalities

Noun

Recruits, which are what attendees are called, are brought through different sets from the show and are given missions, such as shooting an airsoft gun at targets and searching a sheriff’s office for clues.

— Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026
Record-breaking viewership and attendance have led to historic revenue targets.

— Annie Costabile, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of targets

Noun

For Room, Miami FC’s goalkeeper, the event provided a chance to give back after the sacrifices required to reach the professional level.

— Tyler M. Carmona July 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
The assumption that intensifying economic pain alone, without other efforts or sacrifices on Europe’s part, would eventually enable some vague political re-calibration in Moscow has, so far, not been borne out by events.

— Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of sacrifices

Noun

That was part of his wider goal of sending endless waves of bomb-carrying drones and robots to hit Russian encampments in a bid to sharply reduce Ukraine’s casualties.

— Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
That criticism echoed complaints from soldiers and veterans over heavy casualties in costly front-line assaults.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026

Definition of casualties

Noun

Arguably the most interesting beverage offerings at the fair are at The Modern Pour, which has a presence near the entrance and in the cannabis pavilion.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026
But, Shaffer said, the salary offerings and current conditions have prompted many employees to leave the department.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2026

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