slaying
Taking a life
Slaying is killing, especially in a violent or dramatic way: The slaying shocked the quiet neighborhood.
In contemporary slang, slaying means performing exceptionally well or looking stunning—dominating so thoroughly you've figuratively destroyed the competition: She walked in and absolutely slayed.
The phrase slay queen celebrates someone who consistently excels.
Deliberate unlawful killing
- homicideCausing another's death
- assassinationMurder of a prominent figure
- executionCompleting a planned task
- bloodshedKilling and wounding
massacre · carnage · butchery · fatality · victim · perpetrator · weapon · blade
Causing horror and disgust
- macabreDisturbing, death-obsessed
- ghoulishFascinated by death grotesquely
- goryFull of bloodshed
- bloodcurdlingExtremely frightening or horrifying
chilling · sinister · monstrous · terrifying · nightmare · massacre · butchery · psychopath
Legendary fire-breathing reptile
- monsterFrightening imaginary creature
- beastLarge wild animal
- heroOne admired for courage
- questSeeking journey for something
knight · warrior · vanquishing · sword · battle · epic · legend · mythology
Succeeding spectacularly
- crushing itSucceeding impressively, colloquially
- nailing itAchieving flawless execution
- dominatingExercising supreme control
- owningBeing in possession
acing · excelling · impressing · stunning · fierce · flawless · iconic · legendary
murder
Deliberate unlawful killing
- homicideCausing another's death
- assassinationMurder of a prominent figure
- executionCompleting a planned task
bloodshed · massacre · carnage · butchery · fatality · victim · perpetrator · weapon · blade · sword
gruesome
Causing horror and disgust
bloodcurdling · chilling · sinister · monstrous · terrifying · nightmare · massacre · butchery · psychopath · serial killer
dragon
Legendary fire-breathing reptile
quest · knight · warrior · vanquishing · sword · battle · epic · legend · mythology · dungeon
killing it
Succeeding spectacularly
- crushing itSucceeding impressively, colloquially
- nailing itAchieving flawless execution
- dominatingExercising supreme control
owning · acing · excelling · impressing · stunning · fierce · flawless · iconic · legendary · queen
- killingshomicide, murder for hire, killing, assassination, first-degree murder
- deathdead, deceased, corpse, mortality, demise
- eliminatingeliminating, eradicating, wiping out, exterminating, abolishing
- featsfeat, stunt, exploit, daring feat, deed
slayingsaving
Reserving for future use
rescuing · reviving · resurrecting · resuscitating · sparing
slayingcreating
Making something new
construction · building · generating · birthing · producing
- dragon slayingKilling legendary serpentine monsters
- slaying the beast
- kin slayingMurdering blood relatives