Decapitation

/ˈdi.kæp.əˌteɪ.ʃən/

Synonyms for "decapitation" (27 found)

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Closest matches (6)

Noun(3 words)

beheadingapical decapitationapical pruning

ax burningcapital punishment

Strong matches (8)

chair crucifixion electrocution fusillade gallows garrote

Noun(2 words)

decollation execution

Related words (13)

gas chamberguillotine hanging hemlockhot seatpoisoning rope shooting stoning strangling strangulation

Noun(2 words)

guillotiningshoot pruning

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More general

11 entries

capital punishmentdeathdeath penaltyexecuting execution horticulture kill killing pruning punishmentputting to death

More specific

5 entries

apical decapitationapical pruningguillotine beheadingsword beheadingterminal shoot removal

Collocations

5 entries

beheadingcapital punishmentguillotine beheadinghistorical beheadingritual decapitation

Inflections

1 entries

decapitations

Derivations

3 entries

decapitate decapitated decapitator

Sample sentences

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Well, it's time for your decapitation. Don't you have any last words to say?

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Sami suffered what's referred to as an internal decapitation. In other words, his skull was severed from his spine.

Source: tatoeba (6709659)

The coroner determined that the cause of death was decapitation.

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Is decapitation painful?

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