Synonyms of murder
15 similar words
Another word for murder is assassination. Other synonyms of murder are manslaughter.
Synonyms and similar words for murder
nounSynonym of murderer , a person who has unlawfully killed another.
- murdererA person who commits murder.
nounA flock of crows or sometimes ravens.
- conspiracyA flock of crows or ravens.
- unkindnessA flock of ravens or sometimes crows.
- flock
verbTo kick someone's ass or chew someone out (used to express one’s anger at somebody).
- killTo put to death; to extinguish the life of.
nounAct of deliberate killing.
- homicide
- manslaughterThe unlawful killing of a human, either in negligence or incidentally to the commission of some unlawful act, but...
- assassinationThe murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain.
verbDeliberately kill.
- assassinateTo murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or...
- massacre
- slaughter
- removeTo murder.
Meaning of murder
- noun An act of killing a person unlawfully, especially with predetermination.
- noun The crime of killing a person unlawfully, especially with predetermination.
- noun The act of killing any being in an immoral manner; (countable) an instance of this.
murder in other languages
Questions about synonyms of murder
- What is another word for murder?
- Murder has 15 synonyms on Word.ws, such as assassination and manslaughter.
- What does murder mean?
- Murder means an act of killing a person unlawfully, especially with predetermination.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: murder (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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