murder

[mur-der] / ˈmɜr dər /

NOUN

killing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assassination bloodshed crime destruction felony homicide lynching manslaughter massacre shooting slaying terrorism

STRONG

annihilation blood butchery carnage death dispatching hit knifing liquidation off offing

WEAK

bump-off foul play one-way ticket rubout the business the works

VERB

kill

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assassinate behead butcher decapitate destroy execute exterminate lynch massacre shoot slaughter slay strangle

STRONG

abolish asphyxiate chill cool defeat dispatch drub electrocute eliminate eradicate extinguish finish garotte guillotine hang hit knife liquidate mangle mar misuse off ruin smother snuff spoil thrash waste

WEAK

blot out bump off do in knock off put away rub out take a life take for a ride take out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bear create give birth

STRONG

heal help preserve save

WEAK

guard protect

Example Sentences

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"I didn't want to be accused of murder. I felt ashamed. I felt like it were my fault," he told the court.

From BBC

Did this add to the spooky, murder mystery vibe of the film?

From BBC

“We are praying that they survive, and that the highest charge will not have to be murder in the first degree,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We are praying they survive, and that the highest charge will not have to be murder in the first degree," US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said on Thursday.

From BBC

More recently, Celebrity Traitors viewers saw Codd share her correct suspicions about fellow player Jonathan Ross, before being murdered on the show.

From BBC

murder

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