SLAY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SLAY?

Need another word that means the same as “slay”? Find 42 synonyms and 30 related words for “slay” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Slay” are: bump off, dispatch, hit, murder, off, polish off, remove, putting to death, slaughter, massacre, extermination, kill, put to death, do to death, put to the sword, butcher, cut down, cut to pieces, shoot down, gun down, mow down, assassinate, execute, destroy, eliminate, annihilate, exterminate, dispose of, make an impression on, have an impact on, influence, affect, leave a mark on, move, stir, rouse, excite, inspire, galvanize, amuse greatly, entertain greatly, make someone laugh

Slay as a Verb

Definitions of "Slay" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “slay” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Kill intentionally and with premeditation.
• Be extremely impressive, stylish, or successful.
• Murder (someone.
• Greatly impress or amuse (someone.
• Kill (a person or animal) in a violent way.

Synonyms of "Slay" as a verb (42 Words)

affect	Connect closely and often incriminatingly. Will the new rules affect me.
amuse greatly	Occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion.
annihilate	Convert (a subatomic particle) into radiant energy. A simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all.
assassinate	Murder; especially of socially prominent persons. The organization s leader had been assassinated four months before the coup.
bump off	Dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward.
butcher	Kill (animals) usually for food consumption. The film was butchered by the studio that released it.
cut down	Cut down on make a reduction in.
cut to pieces	Make an incision or separation.
destroy	Destroy completely damage irreparably. The room had been destroyed by fire.
dispatch	Kill intentionally and with premeditation. He dispatched messages back to base.
dispose of	Make fit or prepared.
do to death	Carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions.
eliminate	Eliminate from the body. The acid portion of one molecule reacts with the basic portion of the other and water is eliminated.
entertain greatly	Maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings.
excite	Cause to be agitated excited or roused. Gould was excited by these discoveries.
execute	Put in effect. The corporation executed a series of financial deals.
exterminate	Destroy completely, as if down to the roots. Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews Gypsies Communists and homosexuals of Europe.
extermination	Kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many.
galvanize	Shock or excite (someone) into taking action. The urgency of his voice galvanized them into action.
gun down	Shoot with a gun.
have an impact on	Have ownership or possession of.
hit	Hit with a missile from a weapon. She fainted and hit her head on the metal bedstead.
influence	Have an influence on. Government regulations can influence behaviour but often without changing underlying values and motivations.
inspire	Give rise to. His passion for literature inspired him to begin writing.
leave a mark on	Put into the care or protection of someone.
make an impression on	Make by shaping or bringing together constituents.
make someone laugh	Assure the success of.
massacre	Deliberately and brutally kill (many people. The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda.
move	Change location move travel or proceed also metaphorically. She moved the tray to a side table.
mow down	Cut with a blade or mower.
off	Kill intentionally and with premeditation. I finally snapped and offed the guy.
polish off	Make (a surface) shine.
put to death	Cause (someone) to undergo something.
put to the sword	Formulate in a particular style or language.
putting to death	Formulate in a particular style or language.
remove	Remove from a position or an office. Exchange controls have finally been removed.
rouse	Cause to be agitated excited or roused. Rouse the cable out.
shoot down	Run or move very quickly or hastily.
slaughter	Kill a large number of people indiscriminately. The first team were slaughtered.
stir	Mix or add by stirring. A stirring movie.

Usage Examples of "Slay" as a verb

• You slay me, you really do.
• St George slew the dragon.
• She slayed in a jumpsuit.
• You slayed at this quiz.
• A man was slain with a shotgun.

Associations of "Slay" (30 Words)

assassin	A member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders. Assassinators of kings and emperors.
assassinate	Destroy or damage seriously, as of someone’s reputation. He assassinated his enemy s character.
assassination	Murder of a public figure by surprise attack. A wave of bombings and assassinations.
attempted	Tried unsuccessfully. Attempted murder.
cannibalism	The practice of eating the flesh of one’s own species. The film is quite disturbing at points with references to cannibalism.
carnage	The savage and excessive killing of many people. The bombing was timed to cause as much carnage as possible.
choke	A knob which controls the choke in a carburettor. The man choked his opponent.
collusion	Collusion between ostensible opponents in a lawsuit. The armed forces were working in collusion with drug traffickers.
connivance	Agreement on a secret plot. This infringement of the law had taken place with the connivance of officials.
conscienceless	Lacking a conscience. A conscienceless villain.
conspirator	A member of a conspiracy. Conspirators had planned to seize the state.
dispatch	The sending of someone or something to a destination or for a purpose. A resolution authorizing the dispatch of a peacekeeping force.
dying	Gradually ceasing to exist or function; in decline and about to disappear. The dying embers of the fire.
execution	(computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer. The film is entirely professional in its execution.
exterminate	Kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many. They use poison to exterminate moles.
genocide	The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group. News of genocides went unreported.
homicide	A murderer. He was charged with homicide.
killer	The causal agent resulting in death. The shift system was a killer.
massacre	Deliberately and brutally kill (many people. Reports of massacres by government troops.
matricide	A person who kills their mother. A man suspected of matricide.
off	Located on the side of a vehicle that is normally furthest from the kerb offside. They re off.
parricide	A person who commits parricide.
patricide	The murder of your father.
regicide	Someone who commits regicide the killer of a king.
savagery	The trait of extreme cruelty. The progress of civilization over savagery.
slaughter	Kill (animals) for food. The slaughter of 20 peaceful demonstrators.
suicide	A person who commits suicide. He committed suicide at the age of forty.
whodunit	A story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie.