Extinction
Extinction noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.
Slaying and extinction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slaying" instead a noun "Extinction".
Nearby Word: extinct
Slaying
Slaying noun - The intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life.
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Synonyms for Slaying
Extinction and slaying are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Extinction" instead a noun "Slaying".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- holocaust and extinction
- holocaust and slaying
- massacre and extinction
- massacre and slaying
- death and extinction
- death and slaying
- annihilation and extinction
- annihilation and slaying
- murder and extinction
- murder and slaying
- destruction and extinction
- destruction and slaying
- ruin and extinction
- ruin and slaying
How words are described
| human | human extinction | human slaying |
| brutal | brutal extinction | brutal slaying |
| entire | entire extinction | entire slaying |
| quick | quick extinction | quick slaying |
| Other adjectives: deliberate, supposed, outright, inevitable, subsequent, recent, aforementioned. | ||
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