Synonyms of killing

Noun

1. killing, violent death, fatality, human death: usage: an event that causes someone to die
2. killing, kill, putting to death, termination, ending, conclusion: usage: the act of terminating a life
3. killing, cleanup, net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings: usage: a very large profit

Verb

1. kill: usage: cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
2. kill, shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote out, veto, blackball, negative: usage: thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"
3. stamp out, kill, end, terminate: usage: end or extinguish by forceful means; "Stamp out poverty!"
4. kill, be: usage: be fatal; "cigarettes kill"; "drunken driving kills"
5. kill, hurt, ache, suffer: usage: be the source of great pain for; "These new shoes are killing me!"
6. kill, overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake: usage: overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration; "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!"
7. kill, hit: usage: hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games; "She killed the ball"
8. kill, hit: usage: hit with great force; "He killed the ball"
9. kill: usage: deprive of life; "AIDS has killed thousands in Africa"
10. kill: usage: cause the death of, without intention; "She was killed in the collision of three cars"
11. toss off, pop, bolt down, belt down, pour down, down, drink down, kill, drink, imbibe: usage: drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"
12. kill, obliterate, wipe out, take away, take out: usage: mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech"
13. kill, exhaust, wash up, beat, tucker, tucker out: usage: tire out completely; "The daily stress of her work is killing her"
14. kill, switch off, cut, turn off, turn out: usage: cause to cease operating; "kill the engine"
15. kill, destroy, destruct: usage: destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"