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Murder

🔄 Synonyms of "Murder"

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
hitverb	(heading, physical) To strike.
dispatchnoun	(transitive) To send (a shipment) with promptness.
homicidenoun	(countable, uncountable, crime) The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
removeverb	(transitive) To delete.
manglenoun	(transitive) To change, mutilate, or disfigure by cutting, tearing, rearranging, etc.
mutilateverb	To physically harm as to impair use, notably by cutting off or otherwise disabling a vital part, such as a limb.
slayingnoun	Killing, especially the murder of a human.
bump offverb	(chiefly US, idiomatic) To kill, especially to murder.
polish offverb	(idiomatic) To finish completely, especially a food (polish the plate with one's tongue) or liquor.
slayverb	(ambitransitive, chiefly African-American Vernacular and LGBTQ slang) To amaze, stun, or otherwise incapacitate by excellence; to excel at something.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Murder"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
homicidenoun	(countable, uncountable, crime) The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
slayingnoun	Killing, especially the murder of a human.
slaynoun	(chiefly African-American Vernacular and LGBTQ slang) Something excellent, amazing, or fashionable.
bump offverb	(chiefly US, idiomatic) To kill, especially to murder.
removenoun	The act of removing something.
mutilatenoun	Something that has been mutilated.
manglenoun	A hand-operated device with rollers, for wringing laundry.
hitnoun	A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.
dispatchnoun	A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, government official, military officer, etc.
polish offverb	(idiomatic) To finish completely, especially a food (polish the plate with one's tongue) or liquor.
killingnoun	The act of killing.
assassinationnoun	The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain.
manslaughternoun	(law) The unlawful killing of a human, either in negligence or incidentally to the commission of some unlawful act, but without specific malice, or upon a sudden excitement of anger; considered less culpable than murder, but more culpable than justifiable homicide.
executionnoun	The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances).
exterminationnoun	The act of exterminating; total destruction or eradication.
massacrenoun	The killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and/or contrary to civilized norms.
slaughternoun	(uncountable) The killing of animals, generally for food.
butcherynoun	The butchering of meat.
liquidationnoun	The selling of the assets of a business as part of the process of dissolving the business.
eliminationnoun	The act of eliminating, expelling or throwing off.