killing

The word “killing” has 2 syllables: kil-ling

It's pronounced as /ˈkɪlɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for killing?

In the thesaurus, “killing” has 65 synonyms and 59 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for killing along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for killing

amusing
assassination
bloodshed
bottom line
braking
busting
canceling
cancelling
captivating
carnage
challenging
charming
cleanup
comedic
comic
comical
deactivating
deleting
delighting
demanding
destroying
difficult
dismantling
dismissing
dispatching
downing
draining
earnings
enchanting
entertaining
enticing
exhausting
fascinating
funny
gain
harassing
homicide
humorous
hysteric
hysterical
interesting
luring
magnetizing
manslaughter
massacre
murder
murdering
payoff
profit
refusing
removing
ridiculous
sales
screaming
seducing
shutting off
slaughter
slaughtering
slaying
sticking
taking
tiring
vetoing
wearing
windfall

Antonyms for killing

activating
actuating
admitting
affecting
allowing
animating
approving
birth
charge
charging
confirming
cost
disgusting
driving
earnest
easy
energizing
expenditure
expense
firing
fueling
generating
grave
humorless
invigorating
lame
light
loss
moving
offending
passing
propelling
pushing
raising
repelling
resting
restoring
reviving
revolting
running
sedate
serious
setting off
severe
solemn
somber
sombre
sparking
starting
stetting
strengthening
supporting
touching
tragic
triggering
turning on
undemanding
unfunny
unsmiling

Meanings of killing

verb
1. To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
2. To render inoperative.
3. To stop, cease or render void; to terminate.
4. To amaze, exceed, stun or otherwise incapacitate.
5. To cause great pain, discomfort or distress to.
6. To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.
7. To use up or to waste.
8. To exert an overwhelming effect on.
9. To overpower, overwhelm or defeat.
10. To force a company out of business.
11. To produce intense pain.
12. To punish severely.
13. To strike (a ball, etc.) with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.
14. To cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay.
15. To succeed with an audience, especially in comedy.
16. To cause to assume the value zero.
17. (IRC) To disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network.
18. To deadmelt.
noun
1. An instance of someone being killed.
2. (usually as make a killing) A large amount of money.
adjective
1. That literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal.
2. Devastatingly attractive.
3. That makes one ‘die’ with laughter; very funny.

Example Sentences

The detective was determined to solve the killing that had shocked the entire community.
In the movie, the plot revolves around a series of mysterious killings that the protagonist must investigate.
The killing of endangered species has serious implications for biodiversity and the ecosystem.
He was charged with the killing after the evidence pointed directly to him.
The documentary highlighted the impact of illegal killing of wildlife on conservation efforts.

On this page you'll find 124 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to killing, such as: activating, actuating, admitting, affecting, allowing, amusing, animating.

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