Synonyms of carnage

carnage

noun

ˈkär-nij 

as in massacre

the killing of a large number of people

the appalling carnage in that war-torn country requires that the outside world intervene

Synonyms & Similar Words

• massacre
• slaughter
• death
• genocide
• butchery
• bloodbath
• holocaust
• murder
• bloodshed
• killing
• devastation
• destruction
• slaying
• mortality
• extermination
• homicide
• annihilation
• manslaughter
• execution
• bloodletting
• assassination
• eradication
• decimation
• foul play
• pogrom
• demolishing

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of carnage

In the carnage of Carti’s Inferno, all is fast, and all is rage. —Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024

Unlike other horrors, Leone, who serves as editor and director, refuses to cut away at the point of impact, giving the audience a complete (and scarily realistic) view of the carnage. —Jack Dunn, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024

But some level of carnage is typical amongst the men that compete at Rampage, too. —Abigail Barronian, Outside Online, 14 Oct. 2024

Indie slasher pic Terrifier 3 is easily winning a weekend of curiosity and carnage at the domestic box office, where Joker: Folie à Deux is suffering the worst decline in history for a comic book movie and one of the biggest among any film. —Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024