slaughters

Butchers in masses

Slaughters is the plural of slaughter and the third-person singular verb form.

A slaughter is the killing of animals for food, or more broadly, the violent killing of many people: The slaughters of World War I shocked a generation.

To slaughter is to kill in these ways.

In informal use, to slaughter an opponent is to defeat them decisively: Our team slaughters yours every year.

killing

butchers

Kills and prepares livestock

bloodshed · executes · culls · slays · death · bloodbath · abattoir · livestock · cattle · hogs

atrocity

massacre

Large-scale unlawful killing

  • genocideSystematic annihilation of a people
  • pogromViolent persecution of minorities
  • carnageWidespread violent death

bloodbath · extermination · ethnic cleansing · mass murder · Holocaust · killing fields · purge · butchery · war crimes · ethnic violence

defeat

crushes

Compresses with force

trounces · routs · dominates · obliterates · thrashes · decimates · blowout · landslide · humiliates · overpowers

Categories
Opposites
killing vs. preserving life

slaughterssaves

Stores or rescues

rescues · spares · preserves · protects · delivers

brutal treatment vs. merciful treatment

slaughterspardons

Official forgiveness of crimes

forgives · spares · releases · comforts · frees

destruction vs. creation/nurturing

slaughterscreates

Brings into being

breeds · raises · cultivates · births · generates

Phrases
Family

slaughter, slaughtered, slaughtering, slaughterhouse

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13