Need another word that means the same as “carnage”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “carnage” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Carnage” are: butchery, mass murder, massacre, slaughter, mass destruction, bloodbath, bloodletting, annihilation, destruction, decimation, havoc
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “carnage” as a noun can have the following definitions:
annihilation | Destruction by annihilating something. The threat of global annihilation. |
bloodbath | Indiscriminate slaughter. He allowed the protest to go ahead despite warnings that it would spark a bloodbath. |
bloodletting | Formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine. Gang members have halted their internecine bloodletting. |
butchery | The work of slaughtering animals and preparing them for sale as meat. The rebellions ended in butchery and defeat. |
decimation | The killing or destruction of a large proportion of a group or species. The decimation of our rainforests. |
destruction | A group of wild cats. The destruction of the rainforest. |
havoc | Violent and needless disturbance. If they weren t at school they d be wreaking havoc in the streets. |
mass destruction | A large number or amount or extent. |
mass murder | An ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people. |
massacre | An indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of many people. The 25 000 ecstatic fans that packed into Coruna s shabby Riazor Stadium witnessed a massacre. |
slaughter | A thorough defeat. A magnificent 5 0 slaughter of Coventry. |
annihilation | Destruction by annihilating something. Bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll. |
atrocity | An extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury. A textbook which detailed war atrocities. |
awful | Awfully very. The awful war. |
beastly | In a beastly manner. Beastly immorality. |
conquest | The successful ascent of a mountain, especially one not previously climbed. The conquest of inflation. |
cruel | Spoil or ruin (an opportunity or a chance of success. Cruel tortures. |
destruction | The action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired. The avalanche left a trail of destruction. |
disintegration | The spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation. A disintegration of personality. |
dreadful | Causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious. There s been a dreadful accident. |
exterminate | Destroy completely. Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews Gypsies Communists and homosexuals of Europe. |
ferocious | Marked by extreme and violent energy. A ferocious battle. |
ferocity | The state or quality of being ferocious. The ferocity of the storm caught them by surprise. |
fiendish | Extremely awkward or complex. Fiendish methods of torture. |
formidable | Inspiring fear- G.H.Johnston. The formidable prospect of major surgery. |
frightening | Causing fear or dread or terror. A frightening experience. |
genocide | Systematic killing of a racial or cultural group. News of genocides went unreported. |
gory | Accompanied by bloodshed. A gory dagger. |
hellish | Extremely (used for emphasis. Hellish torture. |
inhumane | Lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion. Confining wild horses is inhumane. |
massacre | The savage and excessive killing of many people. The 25 000 ecstatic fans that packed into Coruna s shabby Riazor Stadium witnessed a massacre. |
molecule | (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything. |
odious | Unequivocally detestable- Edmund Burke. Odious hypocrisy. |
ruthless | Without mercy or pity. An act of ruthless ferocity. |
sanguinary | Involving or causing much bloodshed. This bitter and sanguinary war. |
slaughter | A sound defeat. A magnificent 5 0 slaughter of Coventry. |
terrible | Used to emphasize the extent of something unpleasant or bad. Terrible handwriting. |
truculence | Obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness. |
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