Synonyms of assassinate
120 similar words
Another word for assassinate is off. Other synonyms of assassinate are take, end, hit, dead and scupper.
Synonyms and similar words for assassinate
verbTo murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for...
- eraseTo kill; assassinate.
- hit
- murder
- annihilate
- bag
- baptize
- bereave of life
- blight
- bring down
- bump off
- bury
- cack US, slang
- compromised to a permanent end
- croak
- crush
- dash
- deactivate
- dead
- demolish
- destroy
- dispatch
- dispose of
- do slang
- do in
- dust
- eliminate
- end
- eradicate
- ex
- exterminate
- finish
- finish off
- flatten
- grease
- knock off
- lay waste to
- make away with
- mercTo kill.
- neutralize
- obliterate
- off
- pay off
- pick off
- polish off
- pop off
- punch someone's ticket
- put an end toTo terminate or abolish.
- put down
- put someone out of their misery
- put six feet under
- put to sleep
- ravage
- rub out
- ruin
- scotch
- scupperTo thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another.
- scuttle
- send to eternity
- send to hell
- send to the grave
- send to the great beyond
- send to the next life
- slay
- slaughter
- slime outTo kill.
- smash
- smite
- snuff
- squash
- stiff
- stop someone's clock
- take
- terminate
- terminate with extreme prejudiceTo murder; to assassinate.
- top off UK, slang
- top UK, slang
- torpedo
- take care of
- take down
- take out
- waste
- wax
- wet
- whackTo assassinate, bump off.
- wipe out
- wreck
- mortify obsolete
- shut up dated
verbTo harm, ruin, or defame severely or destroy by treachery, slander, libel, or obscure attack.
- besmirchTo tarnish something, especially someone's reputation.
- denigrateTo criticize so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
- traduceTo malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements.
- asperseTo falsely or maliciously charge someone.
- backbiteTo make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.
- badmouthTo criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.
- befoul figurativelyTo stain or mar (e.g., with infamy or disgrace).
- besmearTo damage the reputation of, to tarnish, to sully.
- blackenTo defame or sully.
- blazeTo disclose; bewray; defame.
- blemishTo tarnish (reputation, character, etc.); to defame.
- blotTo stain with infamy; to disgrace.
- blurTo sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation.
- calumniateTo levy a false charge against, especially of a vague offense, with the intent to damage someone's reputation or...
- calumnyTo make false accusations or levy false charges against a person with the intent to tarnish that person's reputation or...
- chat shit slang, vulgarTo untruthfully speak of another in a belittling, deprecative, slighting manner, either in person or in absentia.
- chat shite Ireland, UK
- cloudTo blacken; to sully; to stain; to tarnish (reputation or character).
- defame
- demonize figurativelyTo describe or represent as evil or diabolic, usually falsely.
- depraveTo speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile.
- depreciateTo belittle or disparage.
- detractTo take credit or reputation from; to derogate; to defame or decry.
- dirtyTo stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.
- discredit
- disgraceTo put someone or something out of favor; to bring shame or ignominy upon.
- disparage
- disreputeTo bring into disrepute; to hold in dishonor.
- diss slangTo put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.
- drag through the mudTo tarnish or spoil enough so that something or someone is no longer respectable.
- foulTo besmirch.
- infamizeTo make infamous; to defame or smear.
Meaning of assassinate
- verb To murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or political reasons.
- verb To harm, ruin, or defame severely or destroy by treachery, slander, libel, or obscure attack.
- noun Assassination, murder.
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Questions about synonyms of assassinate
- What is another word for assassinate?
- Assassinate has 120 synonyms on Word.ws, such as off, take, end, hit, dead, scupper, finish and murder.
- What does assassinate mean?
- Assassinate means to murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or political reasons.
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