Carnage
Carnage noun - The killing of a large number of people.
Usage example: the appalling carnage in that war-torn country requires that the outside world intervene
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Synonyms for Carnage
Devastation and carnage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Devastation" instead a noun "Carnage".
Devastation
Devastation noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.
Carnage and devastation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Carnage" instead a noun "Devastation".
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Related pairs
- holocaust and carnage
- holocaust and devastation
- massacre and carnage
- massacre and devastation
- annihilation and carnage
- annihilation and devastation
- havoc and carnage
- havoc and devastation
- ravage and carnage
- ravage and devastation
- destruction and carnage
- destruction and devastation
- ruin and carnage
- ruin and devastation
How words are described
| mass | mass carnage | mass devastation |
| utter | utter carnage | utter devastation |
| sheer | sheer carnage | sheer devastation |
| real | real carnage | real devastation |
| Other adjectives: massive, extreme, obscure, terrible, absolute, permanent, widespread, final, unspeakable, subsequent, resulting, ensuing, magical, nuclear. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- The Monty Python's Flying Circus teaser "Blood, Devastation, Death, War And Horror" opens with footage of destruction and carnage, segued into the studio by bright, peppy music.
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