carnage

[kahr-nij] / ˈkɑr nɪdʒ /

NOUN

massacre

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bloodshed butchery crime havoc killing mass murder slaughter slaying warfare

STRONG

annihilation blitz blood butchering extermination gore hecatomb holocaust homicide manslaughter murder offing rapine shambles wasting

WEAK

blood and guts blood bath search and destroy taking out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

peace

Example Sentences

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Were you watching the carnage at Indianapolis’ Gainsbridge Fieldhouse Sunday?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

Probably the weirdest reaction to potential carnage was during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

The analysts covering BitGo might recognize that the stock looks like a compelling value, given the carnage in digital assets.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Townsend could have done without those blows, but he's used to the carnage of Six Nations rugby.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

He can turn effortlessly from the carnage of war into the felicity of a woman washing her hair in a mountain stream.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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