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killing

The word “killing” has 2 syllables: kil-ling

It's pronounced as /ˈkɪlɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for killing?

In the thesaurus, “killing” has 295 synonyms and 112 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for killing along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for killing

Antonyms for killing

Meanings of killing

  • verb
    1. To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
    2. To render inoperative.
    3. To stop, cease or render void; to terminate.
    4. To amaze, exceed, stun or otherwise incapacitate.
    5. To cause great pain, discomfort or distress to.
    6. To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.
    7. To use up or to waste.
    8. To exert an overwhelming effect on.
    9. To overpower, overwhelm or defeat.
    10. To force a company out of business.
    11. To produce intense pain.
    12. To punish severely.
    13. To strike (a ball, etc.) with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.
    14. To cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay.
    15. To succeed with an audience, especially in comedy.
    16. To cause to assume the value zero.
    17. (IRC) To disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network.
    18. To deadmelt.
  • noun
    1. An instance of someone being killed.
    2. (usually as make a killing) A large amount of money.
  • adjective
    1. That literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal.
    2. Devastatingly attractive.
    3. That makes one ‘die’ with laughter; very funny.

Example Sentences

  • The detective was determined to solve the killing that had shocked the entire community.
  • In the movie, the plot revolves around a series of mysterious killings that the protagonist must investigate.
  • The killing of endangered species has serious implications for biodiversity and the ecosystem.
  • He was charged with the killing after the evidence pointed directly to him.
  • The documentary highlighted the impact of illegal killing of wildlife on conservation efforts.

On this page you'll find 407 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to killing, such as: abbreviating, activating, actuating, admitting, affecting, allowing, alluring.

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  • assassinating
  • assuring
  • attesting
  • award
  • benefaction
  • beneficence
  • benevolence
  • bestowal
  • blotting out
  • blowing away
  • boon
  • bounty
  • bumping off
  • butchering
  • carrying off
  • certifying
  • charity
  • cinching
  • claiming
  • contribution
  • cream
  • croaking
  • cutting down
  • destroying
  • dispatching
  • doing away with
  • doing in
  • donation
  • eliminating
  • ensuring
  • eradicating
  • executing
  • exterminating
  • favor
  • felling
  • freebee
  • freebie
  • fringe benefit
  • generosity
  • getting
  • gift
  • giveaway
  • glaze
  • grant
  • guaranteeing
  • guarantying
  • insuring
  • killing
  • knocking off
  • largess
  • largesse
  • liquidating
  • manna
  • massacring
  • murdering
  • neutralizing
  • offering
  • offing
  • ornamentation
  • pension
  • philanthropy
  • pledging
  • premium
  • present
  • presentation
  • prize
  • promising
  • putting away
  • reward
  • rubbing out
  • securing
  • shooting
  • shooting down
  • slaughtering
  • slaying
  • smiting
  • snuffing
  • subsidy
  • sugar paste
  • swearing
  • taking out
  • terminating
  • topping
  • trimming
  • vouching
  • warranting
  • whacking
  • windfall
  • wiping out
  • witnessing
  • zapping

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