Murder : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'murder': discover synonyms for the word murder, such as homicide or slaying.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as murder. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": homicide and slaying.


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Synonyms for murder sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for murder Degree of synonymy of murder Frequency in the language
homicide
   30051 15.33  
slaying
   30050 0.92  
slay
   30050 2.14  
remove
   30045 21.25  
mutilate
   30036 0.57  
mangle
   30034 0.27  
hit
   30025 275.00  
dispatch
   30025 6.86  
murderer
   10051 26.57  
manslaughter
   10051 2.75  
rape
   10051 16.00  
death
   10051 216.69  
assassination
   10051 5.51  
massacre
   10051 3.96  
crime
   10051 71.24  
robbery
   10051 23.04  
arson
   10051 3.00  
abduction
   10051 3.63  

Lexical field of "murder"

homicide
slaying
slay
bump off
remove
mutilate
mangle
hit
dispatch
polish off
murderer
manslaughter
rape
death
assassination
massacre
crime
robbery
arson
abduction
matricide
convict
killer
suicide
assault
accomplice
atrocity
murderess
arrest
commit suicide
genocide
infanticide
decapitation
criminal
violence
assailant
kidnapping
killing
disappearance
murther
carjacking
armed robbery
murderee
shootings
vaticide
serial killer
spree killer
crime of passion
uxoricide
cruentation