Synonyms for butchery

Synonyms for (noun) butchery

Synonyms: slaughter, butchery, carnage, mass murder, massacre

Definition: the savage and excessive killing of many people

Similar words: execution, slaying, murder

Definition: unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being


Synonyms: butchering, butchery

Definition: the business of a butcher

Similar words: commercial enterprise, business, business enterprise

Definition: the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects

Usage: computers are now widely used in business


Synonyms: abattoir, butchery, slaughterhouse, shambles

Definition: a building where animals are butchered

Similar words: building, edifice

Definition: a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

Usage: there was a three-story building on the corner; it was an imposing edifice


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