Collateral
Collateral noun - A security pledged for the repayment of a loan.
Killing and collateral are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Killing" instead a noun "Collateral".
Nearby Word: collate
Killing
Killing noun - The act of terminating a life.
Collateral and killing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Collateral" instead a noun "Killing".
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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CIA Evil, FBI Good: The CIA doesn't mind collateral damage, nor killing children.
Source: Film / The Specialist - An Expanded Universe novel reveals that it is actually keeping even worse beings at bay, and that it killing people for the energy required to do so is simply "collateral damage".
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Bonus points are awarded for style and ingenuity, points are deducted for unnecessary collateral damage and killing non-victims.
Source: Blood Sport
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Killing and Collateral. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/collateral/killing
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Killing or Collateral. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/collateral/killing.
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