Thesaurus / impalement
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synonyms for impalement
- misery
- persecution
- suffering
- torment
- ache
- affliction
- agony
- anguish
- crucifixion
- distress
- dolor
- excruciation
- laceration
- martyrdom
- pang
- rack
- tribulation
- twinge
- cruciation
- third degree
antonyms for impalement
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How to use impalement in a sentence
Follow me close; you might lose yourself in this pleasant labyrinth, and it is death, my friend—by impalement too!
SARCHEDONG. J. (GEORGE JOHN) WHYTE-MELVILLEKniaz Dimitri Shaferov expiated his real or imputed crimes by a slow death by impalement.
THE RISE OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIREHECTOR H. MUNROBut impalement as we now know it was preceded by dimidiation.
A COMPLETE GUIDE TO HERALDRYARTHUR CHARLES FOX-DAVIESThe scene was well worthy seeing, though we must omit all description of the impalement, which our travellers refused to witness.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, VOLUME 62, NO. 383, SEPTEMBER 1847VARIOUSThis impalement is given with great force, and a wounded heron has been known to drive its bill right through a stout stick.
POACHERS AND POACHINGJOHN WATSONThe penalty of death appears to have been inflicted either by burning, impalement, dismemberment, or drowning.
MESOPOTAMIAN ARCHAEOLOGYPERCY S. P. HANDCOCKNo matter which horn of the dilemma Marshall selected, it was hard to see how his views could escape impalement.
THE LIFE OF JOHN MARSHALL VOLUME 3 OF 4ALBERT J. BEVERIDGEYet, what scientist allows the matter of sex to interfere with the impalement of his beetle?
THE CROOKED HOUSEBRANDON FLEMINGThis therefore became customary under the name of impalement, and the practice has ever since remained with us.
A COMPLETE GUIDE TO HERALDRYARTHUR CHARLES FOX-DAVIESImpalement means marriage, and when the marriage is dissolved the impalement becomes meaningless, and should be discontinued.
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