Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "slaughter" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

as a lamb to the slaughter come like a lamb to the slaughter lamb to the slaughter like a lamb to the slaughter manslaughter self-slaughter self-slaughtered slaughter animal slaughterer slaughterer slaughterhouse slaughterman slaughterous woman-slaughter

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

defeat execution kill kill killing licking murder putting to death slaying

Type Of (IsA)

killing murder

Part Of

butchery

Related Terms

animal brutal butcher halal kill killing kosher large louisiana massacre people rout

Synonym Network

bloodshed butcher butchery carnage havoc killing massacre slay slaying thrashing

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.