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Infanticide
Synonyms for "infanticide" (34 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (7)
Noun(2 words)
child killing practicechild murder
Strong matches (10)
Noun(3 words)
Related words (17)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: child killing practice, child murder, collection, fratricide, fungicide.
- Sentence evidence is available for infanticide, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from opengloss, derived_reverse.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "infanticide".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "infanticide"
Keep "infanticide" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "infanticide" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "infanticide", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "infanticide" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
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3 entriesCollocations
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Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesTranslations
35 translations across 23 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- որդեսպանություն noun (murder of one's child)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 殺嬰 /杀婴 noun (murder of one's child)
Dutch
3 entries- infanticide noun (murder of one's child)
- kinderdoding noun (murder of one's child)
- kindermoord noun (murder of one's child)
Esperanto
1 entries- infanmurdo noun (murder of one's child)
Finnish
1 entries- lapsenmurha noun (murder of one's child)
French
1 entries- infanticide noun (murder of one's child)
German
4 entries- Filizid noun (murder of one's child)
- Infantizid noun (murder of one's child)
- Kindermord noun (murder of one's child)
- Kindesmord noun (murder of one's child)
Greek
2 entries- παιδοκτονία noun (murder of one's child)
- τεκνοκτονία noun (murder of one's child)
Hindi
2 entries- शिशु वध noun (murder of one's child)
- शिशु हत्या noun (murder of one's child)
Hungarian
1 entries- gyermekgyilkosság noun (murder of one's child)
Icelandic
1 entries- barnsmorð noun (murder of one's child)
Japanese
1 entries- 子殺し noun (murder of one's child)
Korean
1 entries- 유아 살해 noun (murder of one's child)
Macedonian
1 entries- чедоубиство noun (murder of one's child)
Old Armenian
1 entries- որդեսպանութիւն noun (murder of one's child)
Portuguese
2 entries- filicídio noun (murder of one's child)
- gnaticídio noun (murder of one's child)
Russian
1 entries- детоуби́йство noun (murder of one's child)
Serbo-Croatian
3 entries- čedomórstvo noun (murder of one's child)
- čedoubistvo noun (murder of one's child)
- čedoùbōjstvo noun (murder of one's child)
Slovene
1 entries- detomor noun (murder of one's child)
Spanish
1 entries- filicidio noun (murder of one's child)
Swedish
1 entries- barnamord noun (murder of one's child)
Urdu
1 entries- بچہ کشی noun (murder of one's child)
Volapük
1 entries- lönacilisenan noun (murder of one's child)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
PROLICIDE […] Admits of two divisions, fœticide or criminal abortion and infanticide or the destruction of the new born infant.
Source: wiktionary
A recent government survey shows that 65 per cent of the families in Japan today are nuclear families, and a report on infanticide published this year by the Criminal Sience Club of Chuo University here indicates that eight out of ten infanticides today occur in nuclear families.
Source: wiktionary
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "infanticide"?
Closest matches include child killing practice, child murder, collection, fratricide, fungicide.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "infanticide"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.