Synonyms & related words for homicide

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of homicide — including murder, manslaughter, uxoricide, manslayer, matricide, parricide. 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 homicide

Explore words related to homicide — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include parricidal, murther, crime, filicide, slaying, matricidal, noyade, killings. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for homicide

Common synonyms for homicide include murder, manslaughter, uxoricide, manslayer, matricide, parricide, patricide, assassination — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does homicide come from?

The word homicide breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: homi-, from Latin homo (“man”); and -cid, from Latin caedo (“cut, kill”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.