Synonyms of massacre

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noun

ˈma-si-kər 

as in slaughter

the killing of a large number of people

the infamous massacre of more than 200 Sioux at Wounded Knee, South Dakota

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slaughter
• carnage
• death
• genocide
• holocaust
• murder
• bloodbath
• butchery
• killing
• slaying
• bloodshed
• extermination
• destruction
• homicide
• devastation
• manslaughter
• assassination
• mortality
• annihilation
• execution
• pogrom
• bloodletting
• eradication
• decimation
• foul play
• demolishing

massacre

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verb

as in to slaughter

to kill on a large scale

the country's rival ethnic groups began massacring one another

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slaughter
• murder
• butcher
• slay
• assassinate
• dispatch
• execute
• destroy
• mow (down)
• eradicate
• fell
• exterminate
• wipe out
• smite
• demolish
• snuff
• annihilate
• waste
• decimate
• blot out
• do in
• devastate
• croak

Examples of massacre in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The father of the 14-year-old Apalachee High School student arrested in connection with a massacre that killed four people and injured nine others has been arrested, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Thursday. —Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024

Sunday night’s vigil was held at the site of a memorial exhibit dedicated to the Oct. 7 massacre in Israel. —Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024

Verb

However, things went horribly wrong when Big Chap turned out to still be alive, massacred the crew, laid Facehugger eggs in the ship, and created a hive of Xenomorphs. —Megan McCluskey, TIME, 16 Aug. 2024

During the whole 10-month siege on Gaza, Biden has pleaded with Netanyahu for a cease-fire while at the same time providing the half-ton bombs used to indiscriminately massacre innocent women and children — the height of hypocrisy and an embarrassment to our country. —Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024