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carcass

The word “carcass” has 2 syllables: car-cass

It's pronounced as /ˈkɑr.kəs/

What is synonym and antonym for carcass?

In the thesaurus, “carcass” has 14 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for carcass along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for carcass

Meanings of carcass

  • noun
    1. The body of a dead animal.
    2. (meat trade) The body of a slaughtered animal, stripped of unwanted viscera, etc.
    3. The body of a dead human, a corpse.
    4. The framework of a structure, especially one not normally seen.
    5. An early incendiary ship-to-ship projectile consisting of an iron shell filled with saltpetre, sulphur, resin, turpentine, antimony and tallow with vents for flame.

Example Sentences

  • Vultures circled above the fallen carcass in the field.
  • The hunter dragged the deer carcass back to the campsite.
  • They discovered the carcass of an old shipwreck buried in the sand.
  • In the wild, many animals feed on the same carcass over time.
  • The smell from the decaying carcass was overwhelming.

On this page you'll find 14 synonyms or another words to carcass, such as: ashes, bones, cadaver, carnage, carrion, corpse, corpus.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

cadaver

  • ashes
  • body
  • bones
  • carcass
  • carnage
  • carrion
  • corpse
  • corpus
  • corse
  • deceased
  • decedent
  • mummy
  • relics
  • remains
  • skeleton
  • stiff
  • the deceased
  • the remains

deceased

decedent

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