What is a synonym for "killing"?

Common synonyms include: arduous, asphyxiation, assault, attack, backbreaking, bane.

Killing

//ˈkɪl.ɪŋ// adj, name, noun, verb, slang

adj, name, noun, verb, slang ·Very common ·Middle school level

Noun

1
The act of killing. countable, uncountable
"In fact, Tarzan had never killed for “pleasure,” nor to him was there pleasure in killing."
2
the act of terminating a life wordnet
3
An instance of someone being killed. countable, uncountable
"The outrage over the brutal killings of peaceful demonstrators in Lhasa in March 1989 quickly faded after the massacres in Beijing in June."
4
an event that causes someone to die wordnet
5
A large amount of money. countable, informal, uncountable, usually
"He made a killing on the stock market."

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Verb

Adjective

1
That literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal.
2
Devastatingly attractive. dated, idiomatic
"Should true Proportion ev'ry Mortal grace, / And Semetry be seen in ev'ry Face: / Beauty no longer would be thought divine, / Nor would its Charms with half the Lustre shine: / No courtly Dame a killing Look could boast, / If once the Foils of Homeliness were lost."
3
That makes one ‘die’ with laughter; very funny. idiomatic, informal
"Livia found her ‘killing’, and derived such amusement from her Martinique French that he was forced to enjoy her as well."