Synonyms of suicide
33 similar words
Another word for suicide is self-killing. Other synonyms of suicide are self-murder, self-slaughter, self-slaying, self-killer and self-murderer.
Synonyms and similar words for suicide
nounA person who has intentionally killed themself.
- an heroA suicidee; one who commits suicide.
- self-killerOne who kills oneself; a suicide.
- self-murdererOne who commits self-murder; a suicide.
- self-slayerOne who slays oneself; self-killer.
- suicideeOne who commits suicide.
- autocide rareOne who commits suicide.
- suicider nonstandardOne who commits suicide.
- suicidist archaicA person who commits suicide.
nounA beverage combining all available flavors at a soda fountain.
- graveyardSynonym of suicide (“beverage combining all available flavors at a soda fountain”).
- swamp waterSynonym of suicide (“a beverage combining all available flavors at a soda fountain”).
verbTo intentionally kill oneself.
- catch the bus euphemisticTo kill oneself deliberately; to commit suicide.
- commit hara-kiri humorous
- commit seppuku humorous
- commit sudoku humorousTo commit suicide by any means.
- end one's lifeTo commit suicide.
- kill oneself
- off oneself
- ropeTo commit suicide, particularly by hanging.
- ropemaxxTo commit suicide.
- self-delete euphemisticTo commit suicide.
- self-killTo kill oneself; commit suicide.
- take one's own life euphemisticTo kill oneself; to commit suicide.
- top oneself British, slangTo commit suicide.
nounMore synonyms
- self-bloodThe shedding of one's own blood; self-slaughter; suicide.
- self-deletion euphemisticSuicide.
- self-killingThe killing of oneself; suicide.
- self-murderSuicide.
- self-slaughterThe slaughter or slaying of oneself, suicide, especially when portrayed as a sin or crime.
- self-slayingSynonym of suicide.
- sewer slide euphemisticFilter-avoidance spelling of suicide.
- sillycide euphemistic, humorousSuicide.
- autohomicide rareThe act of suicide; the act of taking one's own life.
- suicism obsoleteSuicide.
Meaning of suicide
- noun The act of intentionally killing oneself.
- noun A particular instance of a person intentionally killing oneself, or of multiple people doing so.
- noun A person who has intentionally killed themself.
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Questions about synonyms of suicide
- What is another word for suicide?
- Suicide has 33 synonyms on Word.ws, such as self-killing, self-murder, self-slaughter, self-slaying, self-killer and self-murderer.
- What does suicide mean?
- Suicide means the act of intentionally killing oneself.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: suicide (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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