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Detailed Synonyms for slaughter in English

slaughter:

slaughter [the ~] noun

  1. the slaughter
    the slaughter
  2. the slaughter
    the massacre; the bloodbath; the slaughter
  3. the slaughter
    the slaughter; the butchery; the kill
  4. the slaughter
    – the killing of animals (as for food) 1
    the slaughter
    – the killing of animals (as for food) 1
  5. the slaughter
    – the savage and excessive killing of many people 1
    the massacre; the slaughter; the butchery; the mass murder; the carnage
    – the savage and excessive killing of many people 1
  6. the slaughter
    – a sound defeat 1
    the slaughter; the whipping; the thrashing; the walloping; the drubbing; the trouncing; the debacle
    – a sound defeat 1

to slaughter verb (slaughters, slaughtered, slaughtering)

  1. to slaughter
    – kill a large number of people indiscriminately 1
    to massacre; to slaughter; mow down
    – kill a large number of people indiscriminately 1
    • massacre verb (massacres, massacred, massacring)
      • The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda1
    • slaughter verb (slaughters, slaughtered, slaughtering)
    • mow down verb
  2. to slaughter
    – kill (animals) usually for food consumption 1
    to butcher; to slaughter
    – kill (animals) usually for food consumption 1
    • butcher verb (butchers, butchered, butchering)
    • slaughter verb (slaughters, slaughtered, slaughtering)
      • They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter1

Conjugations for slaughter:

present
  1. slaughter
  2. slaughter
  3. slaughters
  4. slaughter
  5. slaughter
  6. slaughter
simple past
  1. slaughtered
  2. slaughtered
  3. slaughtered
  4. slaughtered
  5. slaughtered
  6. slaughtered
present perfect
  1. have slaughtered
  2. have slaughtered
  3. has slaughtered
  4. have slaughtered
  5. have slaughtered
  6. have slaughtered
past continuous
  1. was slaughtering
  2. were slaughtering
  3. was slaughtering
  4. were slaughtering
  5. were slaughtering
  6. were slaughtering
future
  1. shall slaughter
  2. will slaughter
  3. will slaughter
  4. shall slaughter
  5. will slaughter
  6. will slaughter
continuous present
  1. am slaughtering
  2. are slaughtering
  3. is slaughtering
  4. are slaughtering
  5. are slaughtering
  6. are slaughtering
subjunctive
  1. be slaughtered
  2. be slaughtered
  3. be slaughtered
  4. be slaughtered
  5. be slaughtered
  6. be slaughtered
diverse
  1. slaughter!
  2. let's slaughter!
  3. slaughtered
  4. slaughtering
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "slaughter":

  • slaughters

Alternate Synonyms for "slaughter":


Related Definitions for "slaughter":

  1. the killing of animals (as for food)1
  2. the savage and excessive killing of many people1
  3. a sound defeat1
  4. kill a large number of people indiscriminately1
  5. kill (animals) usually for food consumption1
    • They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter1

Related Synonyms for slaughter