Synonyms of homicide

homicide

noun

ˈhä-mə-ˌsīd 

1

as in murder

the intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life

it was feared that the missing man was the victim of a homicide, but no clues as to his disappearance were ever found

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murder
• blood
• slaying
• killing
• massacre
• foul play
• manslaughter
• assassination
• rubout
• slaughter
• execution
• carnage
• bloodshed
• destruction
• butchery
• euthanasia
• decimation
• parricide
• matricide
• regicide
• fratricide
• mercy killing
• chance-medley
• hit
• filicide
• patricide
• uxoricide

2

as in murderer

a person who kills another person

throughout the ages society has stigmatized the homicide

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murderer
• assassin
• killer
• cutthroat
• torpedo
• manslayer
• butcher
• slayer
• slaughterer
• executioner
• massacrer
• triggerman
• murderess
• hit man
• bravo

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of homicide

The city’s medical examiner later determined that a puncture wound found in the 41-year-old woman’s back and compression of her neck caused her death, which was ruled a homicide. — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026

Brown was subsequently arrested by the Middletown Police Department, discharged by the hospital and arraigned in Superior Court in Middletown on charges relating to the Middletown homicide. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026

The Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office reviewed the man’s death and classified it as a homicide, Becchina said. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

Officers urged anyone with information about the shootings, including about others who may have been involved, to call CMPD homicide Detective Keith Trietley at 704-432-8477 or the Charlotte Crime Stoppers anonymous tips line at 704-334-1600. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026