Murder
Murder noun - A situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness.
Rape
Rape noun - The act of forcing a person to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse.
How words are described
| good | good murder | good rape |
| mass | mass murder | mass rape |
| brutal | brutal murder | brutal rape |
| actual | actual murder | actual rape |
| Other adjectives: real, violent, infamous, false, potential, sexual, possible, gruesome, bloody, accidental, casual, outright, graphic, subsequent, double, multiple, previous, serial, attempted, horrific, straight-up. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- A History of Violence: Two small-time criminals try to rob an Indiana town coffee shop with the intent to rob/murder/rape everyone inside it.
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The lyrics of two different songs deal with murder and rape, with a third that heavily implies rape but has no murder elements.
Source: Nightmare Fuel / Music - One of the episodes of John Doe had a "psychic" drawing pictures that lead the police to rape/murder victims.
Source: My Art, My Memory
Cite this Source
Rape and Murder. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/murder/rape
Murder & Rape. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/murder/rape>.
Rape or Murder. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/murder/rape.
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