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

Other federal agencies that were victims of computer intrusion by the platforms were the Energy Department, the Health and Human Services Department and the National Institutes of Health, according to the DOJ. — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

The State Department issued a statement on Wednesday expressing condolences to the victims of the flooding and pledged financial support. — Matteo Moschella, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026

The leftist balladeer was furious that media accounts named the four white victims but none of the Mexicans, reducing them to their status as mere deportees. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Globetrotting sailor faces 30 years, multiple victims cited across separate cases. — FOXNews.com, 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

In 2024, Parton donated $1 million to help Hurricane Helene victims in her home state of Tennessee. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

Mines Minister Rufin Benam Beltoungou expressed condolences to victims’ families and warned miners about the dangers of unsafe mining practices, according to a statement posted by the ministry. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Investigators said one of the victims was taken to an area hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, while the other four were treated at the scene for injuries that were also non-life-threatening. — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026