Synonyms for
Killings
Definition
Killings refers to instances of causing death, usually in a violent way.
Synonyms & similar words
wipeout
beltdown
killing
drinkdown
tossoff
shootdown
puttingtodeath
voteout
boltdown
pop
kill
obliterate
votedown
defeat
down
stampout
violentdeath
cleanup
pourdown
murders
homicides
assassinations
executions
slaughters
butcheries
massacres
bloodsheds
deaths
eliminations
exterminations
liquidations
annihilations
eradications
demises
exterminations
dispatches
Synonyms by register
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- unsolved killings
- mass killings
- political killings
- police killings
- ritual killings
- random killings
- killings spree
Word family
Usage note
The word 'killings' is the plural form of 'killing' and refers to acts of causing death. It is often used in news reports and discussions of crime or violence.
Example sentences
- The police are investigating the recent killings in the city.
- The movie showed a lot of senseless killings.
- The family was devastated by the senseless killings of their loved ones.
- The serial killer was responsible for the gruesome killings of several innocent people.
- The news of the killings spread like wildfire in the small town.
Quotes
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.