massacring
Butchering many victims
Massacring is killing people in large numbers, violently and indiscriminately.
The word implies helpless victims and brutal attackers: Government forces were accused of massacring civilians.
Extended uses describe devastating defeats: The home team is massacring their opponents.
The spelling preserves the silent e from massacre.
Killing for meat
- killingCausing death deliberately
- butcheringProcessing animals into cuts
- bloodshedKilling and wounding
- carnageWidespread violent death
annihilation · extermination · genocide · atrocity · brutality · execution · murder · decimation
Doing something poorly
- butcheringProcessing animals into cuts
- ruiningCausing complete destruction
- manglingDestructive distortion or disfigurement
- murderingUnlawfully taking a life
destroying · bungling · fumbling · flubbing · mishandling · mispronouncing · off-key · cacophony
Overwhelming in intensity
- demolishingDestroying a structure completely
- trouncingOverwhelming defeat
- annihilatingDestroying utterly and completely
- destroyingCausing complete ruin
obliterating · dominating · thrashing · routing · overwhelming · humiliating · steamrolling · blowout
slaughter
Killing for meat
- killingCausing death deliberately
- butcheringProcessing animals into cuts
- bloodshedKilling and wounding
carnage · annihilation · extermination · genocide · atrocity · brutality · execution · murder · decimation · bloodbath
botching
Doing something poorly
- butcheringProcessing animals into cuts
- ruiningCausing complete destruction
- manglingDestructive distortion or disfigurement
murdering · destroying · bungling · fumbling · flubbing · mishandling · mispronouncing · off-key · cacophony · cringe
crushing
Overwhelming in intensity
- demolishingDestroying a structure completely
- trouncingOverwhelming defeat
- annihilatingDestroying utterly and completely
destroying · obliterating · dominating · thrashing · routing · overwhelming · humiliating · steamrolling · blowout · shutout
massacringsparing
Using resources minimally
saving · rescuing · preserving · protecting · defending
massacringnurturing
Supportive care-giving
healing · caring for · tending · comforting · embracing