Synonyms & related words for assassination

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of assassination. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to assassination

Explore words related to assassination — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include assassinate, murder, assassin, tyrannicidal, killing, homicide, murther, slaying. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does assassination come from?

The word assassination breaks down into one root of Arabic origin: the root assassin-, from Arabic hashishin (“hashish-eaters”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.