Some common synonyms of murder are assassinate, dispatch, execute, kill, and slay. While all these words mean "to deprive of life," murder specifically implies stealth and motive and premeditation and therefore full moral responsibility.

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Below is a massive list of murder words - that is, words related to murder. The top 4 are: suicide, manslaughter, crime and homicide. You can get the definition (s) of a word in the list below by tapping the question-mark icon next to it.

The meaning of MURDER is the crime of unlawfully and unjustifiably killing a person; specifically, law : such a crime committed under circumstances defined by statute.

All of these words end in 'cide', from Latin caedere, to kill. However, some of them refer exclusively to the act of killing a specific thing (e.g. herbicide) while others can refer alternately to the act itself or to the person performing the act (e.g. homicide).

Find 88 different ways to say MURDER, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.

She had murdered or connived at the murder of one of her lovers. She has been charged with conspiracy to murder. He'd do anything to cover his ass, including lie, cheat and murder. He …

kill, murder, slaughter, massacre, assassinate, execute 这些动词均有"杀，杀死"之意。 kill： 普通用词，含义广泛，泛指以任何方式使人、动物或植物死亡。 murder： 指谋杀或凶杀。 slaughter： 本义指大批宰杀动物，也指像屠宰牲畜一样一次杀死许多人。 massacre语气比slaughter强。

Synonyms for MURDER: killing, assassination, bloodshed, butchery, carnage, homicide, manslaughter, massacre, slaying, kill, …

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