Behead
Behead verb - To cut off the head of.
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Synonyms for Behead
Neck and behead are semantically related. in decapitate topic. In some cases you can use "Neck" instead a verb "Behead".
Nearby Word: beheading
Common collocations
| victim | behead victim | neck victim |
Both words in one sentence
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It was assumed that regardless of the combat rules one should still be able to behead or neck-shiv a comatose man.
Source: Coup de Grâce -
Ophelia lampshades this, telling the Awakened who breaks her neck that you need to behead Claymores to be sure.
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Later they attempt to behead him, and his neck knits back together as they're pulling out the axe.
Source: Nuclear Nasty
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Neck and Behead. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/behead/neck
Behead & Neck. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/behead/neck>.
Neck or Behead. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/behead/neck.
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