Synonyms of slaughters

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noun

plural of slaughter

as in massacres

the killing of a large number of people

all civilized nations should protest this senseless slaughter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• massacres
• deaths
• butcheries
• genocides
• bloodbaths
• holocausts
• murders
• carnages
• killings
• slayings
• exterminations
• manslaughters
• mortalities
• homicides
• devastations
• annihilations
• assassinations
• destructions
• executions
• bloodlettings
• pogroms
• bloodsheds
• foul play
• decimations
• eradications

slaughters

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verb

present tense third-person singular of slaughter

as in murders

to kill on a large scale

modern poultry farms slaughter a vast number of chickens every day

Synonyms & Similar Words

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