Synonyms for killing
ˈkɪl ɪŋkilling

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1. killing, violent deathnoun

   an event that causes someone to die

   Synonyms:
   putting to death, kill, violent death, cleanup

   Antonyms:
   unhumorous, humourless, humorless

2. killing, kill, putting to deathnoun

   the act of terminating a life

   Synonyms:
   putting to death, kill, violent death, cleanup

   Antonyms:
   humourless, humorless, unhumorous

3. killing, cleanupadjective

   a very large profit

   Synonyms:
   cleansing, cleanup, cleaning, putting to death, cleanup spot, kill, cleanup position, violent death

   Antonyms:
   unhumorous, humourless, humorless

4. killing, sidesplittingadjective

   very funny

   "a killing joke"; "sidesplitting antics"

   Synonyms:
   sidesplitting

   Antonyms:
   humourless, humorless, unhumorous

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1. killingadjective

   Synonyms:
   fatal, mortal, deadly, destructive, captivating, charming, fascinating

2. killingnoun

   Synonyms:
   slaying, slaughter, butchering, butchery, assassination, massacre, strangulation, immolation, holocaust, execution, fusillade, carnage, murder, manslaughter, chaud-medley, lynching, guillotine, burkism, garrote, chance-medley, decimation, assideration, destruction, blasting, counteraction, neutralization

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1. List of paraphrases for "killing":

   murder, killed, kill, assassination, massacre, murdering, death, killings, slaughter, homicide, murders, kills, dead, carnage, manslaughter, deaths, shoot

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How to use killing in a sentence?

1. Lillian Terry:

   I don’t understand why they’re giving me such a hard time because I’ve never been in trouble, i mean, can you see me killing somebody? I mean look at me.

2. Will Durant:

   Civilization is a stream with banks. The stream is sometimes filled with blood from people killing, stealing, shouting and doing the things historians usually record, while on the banks, unnoticed, people build homes, make love, raise children, sing song.

3. Carla Franca:

   If you want to take your own children to the killing fields, you do it, but you are not the one who should be deciding, when you have your own kids, you can make your own crazy decisions.

4. Corey Scott:

   You could tell he was perfectly O.K. with killing anybody that was moving, the guy was toxic.

5. General Milley:

   I am outraged by the senseless and brutal killing of George Floyd. George Floyd death amplified the pain, the frustration, and the fear that so many of African Americans live with day in, day out, the protests that have ensued not only speak to George Floyd killing, but also to the centuries of injustice toward African Americans.