Synonyms of homicide
8 similar words
Another word for homicide is manslaughter. Other synonyms of homicide are assassination, killing and murder.
Synonyms and similar words for homicide
nounA person who kills another.
nounA victim of homicide; a person who has been unlawfully killed by someone else.
- murder victim
nounUnlawful killing of a person by another.
- assassinationThe murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain.
- killing
- first-degree murder
- manslaughterThe unlawful killing of a human, either in negligence or incidentally to the commission of some unlawful act, but...
- murder
- second-degree murder
Meaning of homicide
- noun The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
- noun A person who kills another.
- noun A victim of homicide; a person who has been unlawfully killed by someone else.
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Questions about synonyms of homicide
- What is another word for homicide?
- Homicide has 8 synonyms on Word.ws, such as manslaughter, assassination, killing and murder.
- What does homicide mean?
- Homicide means the killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
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