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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In Lancaster County: In “Witness,” a police detective played by Harrison Ford is forced to hide in an Amish community to protect a boy who witnesses a murder.

From The Wall Street Journal

His legal team has lodged a special defence of alibi in connection with the murder accusation.

From BBC

The three teenagers – who cannot be named for legal reasons – were acquitted of murder on Monday.

From BBC

The trial of the man accused of murdering Chloe Mitchell will go ahead on 9 March.

From BBC

New evidence in the case of a man who has spent 23 years in prison for murder suggests he was framed by police, BBC Panorama has found.

From BBC

murder

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