Synonyms of butchers

butchers 1 of 2

noun

plural of butcher

as in blunderers

someone who bungles an effort

the newest intern on the campaign is a butcher when it comes to writing press releases

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blunderers
• incompetents
• bunglers
• blunderbusses
• bumblers
• fumblers
• botchers
• screwups
• muddlers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• experts
• masters
• virtuosi
• virtuosos
• adepts
• maestros
• wizards
• maestri
• aces
• crackajacks
• crackerjacks

butchers

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of butcher

1

as in slaughters

to kill on a large scale

the barbarians butchered the monks in the monasteries without mercy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slaughters
• murders
• massacres
• slays
• dispatches
• mows (down)
• executes
• destroys
• assassinates
• smites
• wipes out
• snuffs
• fells
• demolishes
• eradicates
• wastes
• annihilates
• exterminates
• does in
• croaks
• decimates
• devastates
• blots out

2

as in fumbles

to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way

the new piano student butchered the sonatina

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fumbles
• murders
• blows
• boots
• dubs
• ruins
• mangles
• spoils
• bungles
• destroys
• botches
• screws up
• muffs
• boggles
• fluffs
• flubs
• fouls up
• bobbles
• bumbles
• mutilates
• mucks up
• goofs (up)
• damages
• mars
• injures
• wrecks
• foozles
• messes (up)
• buggers (up)
• blunders
• hurts
• flaws
• louses up
• bollixes (up)
• blights
• harms
• impairs
• gums (up)
• blemishes
• muddles
• vitiates
• piffles
• mismanages
• mishandles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reforms
• helps
• improves
• doctors
• enhances
• remedies
• betters
• refines
• ameliorates
• rectifies
• repairs
• meliorates
• fixes
• patches
• reconditions
• renovates
• revamps

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of butchers

Noun

Even the best butchers end up with scraps. —Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025

The butchers were trained in using the complicated heavy equipment behind the meat counter. —Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025

While the Kiwi brand went out of business several years ago, many New Zealand butchers still make a version of it, often referring to it as middle cut bacon. —Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 12 Aug. 2025

Seasoned butchers work while explaining what to look for in a good cut. —Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2025

Located just outside Cisternino, one of Puglia’s most atmospheric hill towns known for its excellent butchers, Trullo Agathea blends historical charm and modern comfort. —Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025

Verb

The face of the already iconic series is the enigmatic Art the Clown, a demonic serial killer who butchers the inhabitants of the fictitious Miles County, New York. —Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025