Synonyms of victims

victims

noun

plural of victim

1

as in fatalities

a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed

helped the victims of the fire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fatalities
• casualties
• martyrs
• prey
• losses
• losers
• sacrifices
• underdogs
• collateral damages
• murderees

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• winners
• victors
• gainers
• murderers
• killers
• assassins
• injurers
• harmers

2

as in targets

a person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule

the victim of schoolyard teasing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• targets
• prey
• sitting ducks
• butts
• marks
• scapegoats
• mockeries
• goats
• lightning rods
• pilgarlics
• laughingstocks
• fall guys
• whipping boys

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• troublemakers
• gossips
• tormentors
• gossipers
• torturers
• tattlers
• defamers
• traducers
• talebearers
• tattletales
• libelers
• hecklers
• baiters
• teasers
• taunters
• mockers
• needlers
• scoffers
• teases
• scorners
• ribbers
• deriders
• satirists
• insulters
• libelists
• caricaturists
• parodists
• lampooners
• ridiculers

3

as in sacrifices

something offered to a god

the Aztecs are believed to have sacrificed thousands of victims annually to the sun

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sacrifices
• offerings
• immolations
• contributions
• libations
• donations
• oblations
• propitiations
• holocausts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of victims

One boat was traveling from Ubangi, in the northwest, to the capital of Kinshasa, and the other from Kinshasa to Lukolela, close to where the collision happened, Mputu said, and added that search efforts continue to find more victims and survivors. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

His National Film Board of Canada film goes beyond numbers to humanize the Iranian-Canadian victims of Flight PS752 who have long slipped from news headlines, even as their families continue an uphill battle to hold Iran accountable. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

The YBAs were the beneficiaries—or maybe victims—of superb branding. — Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

After being acquitted on a technicality, the former leader encounters the ghosts of Mayan genocide victims as protests break out throughout the country in response to the verdict. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Yolo investigators are now asking for the public’s help in identifying other potential victims. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026

The victims killed in the shooting were identified as Jaquevion Jackson, 21, of Cordele, and Macaleb Jackson, 23, of Hawkinsville, the agency said. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Lainez’s arrest came 15 months and 11 days after his wife first contacted Miami Springs police, who turned over the investigative lead to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office’s special victims unit. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

Several victims were taken to a hospital in private vehicles. — CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026