Synonyms of decapitate

decapitate

verb

di-ˈka-pə-ˌtāt 

as in to head

to cut off the head of

a particularly gruesome series of murders in which the victims were decapitated

Synonyms & Similar Words

• head
• behead
• trim
• shorten
• guillotine
• scalp
• prune
• decollate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of decapitate

Comedian Kathy Griffin posed for a controversial photo in 2017 with a bloodied, decapitated fake head meant to resemble the president. —Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 5 Feb. 2025

And then there was Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who confessed to depositing a dead bear cub in Central Park and who was said to have used a chain saw to decapitate a dead whale. —Emily Anthes, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024

Along these tracks, legend has it, a widow still searches for the remains of her husband, a railroad worker decapitated in an accident. —Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025

Dies After Getting Pulled Into Wood Chipper While Working, Officials Say Lynne Ladner, the Town Manager of Ocean Ridge, shared in a news conference that the landscaper went head first into the wood chipper up to his shoulders, which resulted in him being decapitated by the machine. —Escher Walcott, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025