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victims

NOUN

someone or something sacrificed, preyed upon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

casualty fatality martyr sufferer

STRONG

butt clown dupe fool gambit gopher gudgeon gull hireling immolation innocent mark patsy pawn pigeon prey pushover quarry sacrifice scapegoat stooge sucker underdog wretch

WEAK

babe in woods easy make easy mark hunted injured party sitting duck sitting target soft touch

Antonyms

WEAK

criminal culprit

Example Sentences

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It also aims at "compensating all victims of this contamination" in Guadeloupe and Martinique.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

One of the victims was shot in an area close to the Laikipia Airbase where a demonstration was taking place.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Martinique official Serge Letchimy hailed a vote that he said had come "to shatter a system that tramples on the truth, absolves the guilty, and scorns the victims".

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

“Once again the victims are disproportionately children,” Marler said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

I don’t tell her that she only helped 0.01 percent of the possible malaria victims.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty