Synonyms for carcass
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The body of a dead animal, especially a vertebrate or other animal having flesh.
Related words
- Word family
- carrion
- Other spellings
- carcase
Forms
- Plural
- carcasses → corpses, bodies, frames, frameworks…
Choose the right word
Carcass applies only to the body of an animal, or of a human being regarded with contempt and loathing.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- corpse It's better to divide the corpse into five pieces.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| carcass | falling | |
| corpse | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- body2, soma2
- 5 letters
- frame1, stiff1
- 6 letters
- corpse1, corpus2
- 9 letters
- framework2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (body2 = 2 syllables).