carnage
Battlefield's grim aftermath
Carnage is the killing of many people, especially in war or violence.
The word emphasizes brutal, bloody destruction—bodies and devastation left behind: The battlefield was a scene of carnage.
Extended to any severe destruction: The stock market crash left financial carnage in its wake.
Combat engagement area
- slaughterKilling for meat
- bloodshedKilling and wounding
- casualtiesThose killed or wounded
- combatArmed hostile engagement
destruction · devastation · warzone · fallen · bloodbath · annihilation · onslaught · offensive
Systematic annihilation of a people
- butcherySavage killing
- pogromViolent persecution of minorities
- ethnic cleansingSystematic removal of populations
- purgeEliminate unwanted elements
mass killing · extermination · Holocaust · atrocity · Kristallnacht · liquidation · slaughter · bloodletting
Act of completely ruining
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- havocWidespread destruction and chaos
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
wreckage · ruin · fallout · damage · aftermath · toll · bloodbath · meltdown
Destroyed remains of something
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- crashSudden violent impact
- pileupSequential vehicular collision
- debrisScattered broken fragments
mangled · fatal · highway · victims · fatalities · impact · destruction · twisted metal
battlefield
Combat engagement area
- slaughterKilling for meat
- bloodshedKilling and wounding
- casualtiesThose killed or wounded
combat · destruction · devastation · warzone · fallen · bloodbath · annihilation · onslaught · offensive · bombardment
genocide
Systematic annihilation of a people
- butcherySavage killing
- pogromViolent persecution of minorities
- ethnic cleansingSystematic removal of populations
mass killing · purge · extermination · Holocaust · atrocity · Kristallnacht · liquidation · slaughter · bloodletting · decimation
destruction
Act of completely ruining
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- havocWidespread destruction and chaos
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
mayhem · wreckage · ruin · fallout · damage · aftermath · toll · bloodbath · meltdown · collapse
wreckage
Destroyed remains of something
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- crashSudden violent impact
- pileupSequential vehicular collision
debris · mangled · fatal · highway · victims · fatalities · impact · destruction · twisted metal · scene
- disastersdisaster, earthquake, earthquakes, catastrophe, floods
- crimesarson, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism
- destructiondestruction, destroying, demolishing, devastation, ruination
- carnagebloodshed, bloodbath, massacre, slaughter, butchery
- crueltycruelty, brutality, inhumanity, viciousness, ruthlessness
- literary violenceviolence, brutality, cruelty, murder mystery, bloodshed
carnagepeace
Freedom from disturbance
tranquility · serenity · calm · preservation · construction
carnageamity
Peaceful mutual regard
friendliness · hospitality · fellowship · goodwill · harmony
carnagesafety
Freedom from harm
survival · rescue · salvation · deliverance · protection
- carnal knowledgeSexual intercourse, legally termed
- carnal desiresPhysical, especially sexual, urges
- carnal sinWrongdoing involving bodily pleasures
- red carnationScarlet-petaled dianthus variety
- white carnationPale fringed cut flower
- Carnation RevolutionPortugal's peaceful 1974 coup
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