Synonyms for crucify
Definitions
- v. 1
To execute (a person) by nailing to a cross.
- v. 2
To punish or otherwise express extreme anger at, especially as a scapegoat or target of outrage.
After his public gaffe, he was crucified in the media.
- v. 3
To thoroughly beat at a sport or game.
West Ham beat Manchester City five nil–they crucified them!
Related words
- Word family
- crucifix crucifixion crux
Forms
- Past participle
- crucified
e.g. crucified → tormented, frustrated, ragged, bedeviled…
Example sentences
- rag My mother uses my father's old short as a dust rag.
- frustrate Tom secretly attempted to frustrate Mary's plans.
- blast News of the recent blast is all over the radio.
By length
- 3 letters
- rag1, dun1
- 5 letters
- blast1
- 6 letters
- savage2, subdue2
- 7 letters
- torment2, pillory3, bedevil3, mortify3
- 9 letters
- frustrate2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (savage2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- crucifier
- Italiano
- crocifiggere
- Català
- crucificar