What is another word for murder?

Common synonyms for murder include slaying, execution.

What is the plural of murder?

The plural of murder is murders.

The past tense of murder is murdered.

/ˈmɝ.dɚ/noun, verb2 syllables

Murder means: kill intentionally and with premeditation.

noun, as in unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being

verb, as in kill intentionally and with premeditation

slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove

verb, as in alter so as to make unrecognizable

mangle, mutilate

also used for murder

murderer, conspiracy, unkindness, flock, homicide, manslaughter, assassination, thrash, trounce, wipe the floor with, kill, assassinate, massacre, slaughter

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verb

kill intentionally and with premeditation“The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered”

alter so as to make unrecognizable“The tourists murdered the French language”

noun

unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

He planned to murder his boss, but did not carry it out.CK
To my surprise, the anthropologist was accused of murder.Swift
After the murder, they had an intimate conversation.unknown
One murder makes a villain, millions a hero.Zifre
One of them is an actor, who is going to pretend to murder someone.magnificentgoddess
According to the ballistics report, this gun can't be the murder weapon.darinmex
Apparently, the murder happened in a locked room.CK
Though he was guilty of the murder of his wife, he got off easy.arnxy20

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