Synonyms for assassination
as·sas·si·na·tion

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1. character assassination, assassination, blackwashnoun

   an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation

   Synonyms:
   character assassination, black lotion, blackwash

2. assassinationnoun

   murder of a public figure by surprise attack

   Synonyms:
   character assassination, blackwash

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1. assassinationnoun

   Synonyms:
   murder (by secret assault)

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1. List of paraphrases for "assassination":

   murder, assassinating, assassinate, assassinated, killing, assassinations

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1. Jason Rivera:

   That would be a full-time job, but when you are actively calling for the assassination of police officers, someone needs to call you out.

2. Al Hussein:

   This assassination reinforces fears that there is a systematic policy of targeting members of the opposition, journalists, human rights defenders and ordinary citizens perceived to be opposing the government.

3. Donald Trump:

   This was a man with tremendous moral courage, a fantastic person. Prime Minister Abe was a friend of mine, an ally, an incredible patriot, he was a tireless champion for peace and for freedom and for the priceless bond between the United States and Japan, and his assassination is not only a grievous atrocity, it's a devastating loss for the entire world.

4. Andrew Miltenberg:

   We remain confident in our position that Columbia violated Mr. Nungesser's rights, no individual should be victimized by a campaign of character assassination that is not only tolerated but promoted by the very institution that found him to be innocent.

5. Wilfredo Mendez:

   There is very strong concern here, we think there should be a specialized independent investigation commission to know the true causes and motives for the assassination.