Synonyms & related words for manslaughter

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of manslaughter. 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 manslaughter

Explore words related to manslaughter — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include homicide, murder, uxoricide, manslayer, felony, murther, matricide, parricidal. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does manslaughter come from?

The word manslaughter breaks down into 2 roots of Old English and Old Norse origin: man-, from Old English mann (“person, man”); and -slaughter, from Old Norse slahtr (“killing”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.