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. 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.

2. Harry S Truman:

   Those who want the Government to regulate matters of the mind and spirit are like men who are so afraid of being murdered that they commit suicide to avoid assassination.

3. Assistant US Attorney Artie McConnell:

   The complaint makes clear that in the wake of the results of the presidential election, this defendant greatly exceeded what can be considered political hyperbole, he used words like' carnage,'' extermination,'' assassination.' He encouraged people to take' offensive action' in an effort to threaten to kill members of the government including law enforcement agents, even going so far as calling for the bombing of an FBI building and citing the Turner Diaries, which has been the inspiration for numerous acts of terrorism including the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.

4. Miriam Sankara:

   If France for example declassified secret documents on the assassination of President Sankara, that could help us bring to light what happened.

5. Mohammad Bagheri:

   The assassination of this capable and worthy manager, although it was a bitter and heavy blow to the country's defense complex, but the enemies know that the path started by Moshen Fakhrizadeh will never be stopped.