slayings
Series of homicides
Slayings are acts of killing, typically violent or dramatic.
The word appears most often in news coverage of murders: The serial slayings terrorized the neighborhood, Police investigated a string of gang-related slayings.
Slaying sounds more literary or journalistic than killing, lending gravity to reports of violent death.
Intentional unlawful killings
- homicidesKillings of humans
- killingsActs causing death
- victimsThose who suffer harm
- perpetratorsThose who commit wrongs
bloodshed · crime scene · suspects · investigations · bodies · violence · assailants · motives
Armed hostile engagement
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- casualtiesThose killed or wounded
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- massacresBrutal group killings
atrocities · genocide · carnage · warfare · enemies · troops · bloodbath · conflicts
Mythical fire-breathing reptiles
- beastsLarge wild animals
- monstersFrightening imaginary creatures
- heroesAdmired courageous figures
- legendsTraditional stories or icons
warriors · vanquishing · creatures · serpents · giants · demons · quests · swords
Outstanding quality or merit
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
- dominatingExercising supreme control
- nailingSecuring with driven fasteners
- stunningExtremely impressive or beautiful
wowing · impressing · destroying · owning · audience · stage · runway · fashion
murders
Intentional unlawful killings
perpetrators · bloodshed · crime scene · suspects · investigations · bodies · violence · assailants · motives · detectives
combat
Armed hostile engagement
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- casualtiesThose killed or wounded
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
massacres · atrocities · genocide · carnage · warfare · enemies · troops · bloodbath · conflicts · butchery
dragons
Mythical fire-breathing reptiles
legends · warriors · vanquishing · creatures · serpents · giants · demons · quests · swords · champions
excellence
Outstanding quality or merit
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
- dominatingExercising supreme control
- nailingSecuring with driven fasteners
stunning · wowing · impressing · destroying · owning · audience · stage · runway · fashion · fierce
slayingsrescues
Frees from danger
saves · salvations · lifesaving · revivals · resuscitations
- dragon slayingKilling legendary serpentine monsters
- slaying the beast
- kin slayingMurdering blood relatives