Synonyms for behead
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To deliberately remove the head of; to cut off (someone's) head.
Forms
- Past participle
- beheaded
e.g. beheaded → decapitated, decollated, executed, headed…
Example sentences
- decapitate Mennad wanted to decapitate Baya.
- execute It's not OK to execute someone without due process.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| behead | rising | |
| decapitate | rising | |
| execute | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- head1
- 7 letters
- execute3
- 9 letters
- decollate
- 10 letters
- decapitate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (execute3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- décapiter
- Italiano
- decapitare
- Español
- decapitar
- Deutsch
- enthaupten
- Català
- decapitar