Synonyms for carnage

Most common

massacre · slaughter · bloodshed · butchery · rampage

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Death and destruction.

   There was carnage after the school play ended with 96 deaths.

Forms

Plural

carnages → massacres, bloodsheds, slaughters, butcheries…

Example sentences

• massacre Jonas is the mastermind behind the entire massacre.
• slaughter The slaughter of the prisoners was a barbarous act.
• bloodshed The Algerian government wants to avoid bloodshed.
• butchery The bakery is next to the butchery.
• rampage What Tom is doing right now is a spiritual rampage.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

havoc²

6 letters

murder²

7 letters

killing², rampage²

8 letters

massacre³, butchery³

9 letters

slaughter², bloodshed²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (havoc² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

carnage

Italiano

carneficina

Español

carnicería

Deutsch

Massaker