Need another word that means the same as “bloodbath”? Find 7 synonyms for “bloodbath” in this overview.
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The synonyms of “Bloodbath” are: battue, bloodletting, bloodshed, slaughter, wholesale slaughter, mass slaughter, wholesale killing
Bloodbath as a Noun
Definitions of "Bloodbath" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bloodbath” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- Indiscriminate slaughter.
- An event or situation in which many people are killed in an extremely violent way.
Synonyms of "Bloodbath" as a noun (7 Words)
| battue | The driving of game towards hunters by beaters. They were shot down like pheasants in a battue. |
| bloodletting | The surgical removal of some of a patient’s blood for therapeutic purposes. Gang members have halted their internecine bloodletting. |
| bloodshed | The killing or wounding of people, typically on a large scale during a conflict. The president feared bloodshed and disorder if the demands for reform were not met. |
| mass slaughter | The property of something that is great in magnitude. |
| slaughter | The killing of animals (as for food. Thousands of calves were exported to the continent for slaughter. |
| wholesale killing | The selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers. |
| wholesale slaughter | The selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers. |
Usage Examples of "Bloodbath" as a noun
- A bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered.
- He allowed the protest to go ahead despite warnings that it would spark a bloodbath.
