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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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 The police investigation was launched following complaints from relatives of the victims of the Gwangju crackdown, which official records say left about 200 people dead. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 Unlike the Tribune, none of the outlets Welch spoke with had interviewed the harassment victims, leaving Welch to present a largely one-sided account. — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 Harvey police and investigators arrived to find both victims. — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 Eleven of the deceased victims were buried at the monastery; the remaining three were transported to their hometowns, Ababu said. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026 The victims have been identified as 19-year-old Chavis Goldson of New Haven and 25-year-old Lorenzo Foreman of West Haven, according to police. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026 During her time on the bench, Lynch helped Wyandotte County implement a faster, more responsive system for domestic violence victims. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026 The hearing in Barrow County court is expected to begin with victims’ families and survivors, many of whom spoke powerfully at Colt’s sentencing. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 July 2026 The Chicago Field Office of the FBI is seeking additional victims. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 29 July 2026

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According to the Florida Museum of Natural History, only four attacks have ever been documented, with no fatalities.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
No fatalities have been recorded from incidents involving the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II variant.

— Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

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Johnson isn’t the only one making sacrifices to make ends meet.

— Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
But this perspective sometimes seems to suggests that emergency calls and late-night cases are personal choices to neglect the family rather than necessary sacrifices.

— Alexandra Kharazi, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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Yet civilian casualties in Gaza and Israel’s destruction of infrastructure and restriction of humanitarian aid quickly raised concerns.

— Dafna H. Rand, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026
Zelensky’s assessment demonstrates the tremendous casualties Russia’s military is sustaining on the front lines due to Ukraine’s drone proliferation and development over the course of the war.

— Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 4 Aug. 2026

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Noun

New large-scale research shows that the presence of mountain lions, also known as pumas or cougars, can drastically decrease the number of potentially deadly collisions between deer and vehicles by changing the behavior of their prey.

— Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026
When an insect hits the web, vibrations from the force travel along the threads and help the spider locate the prey.

— Aliasger K. Salem, The Conversation, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of prey

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The bar’s aesthetic verges on Brutalist, with walls made of concrete blocks, uniform round tables, and stone chairs affixed to the floor, but its offerings are a more conventional list of classic cocktails, including Spritzes and Negronis.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
One of the joys of shopping for lipstick, for example, is that there are countless offerings and new launches to add to one’s collection.

— Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026

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