HOMICIDAL Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

homicidal

adjective

ˌhä-mə-ˈsī-dᵊl

Definition of homicidal

as in murderous

eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, extreme violence, or killing court-appointed psychiatrists have described the accused as a sociopath with homicidal tendencies who is a danger to himself and others

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Recent Examples of homicidal An October evaluation noted O’Connor mentioned feeling homicidal and suicidal, and tried to tie a sheet around his neck. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026 Investigators said Proper confessed the attack plan to them in an interview at a medical facility, where he was taken for homicidal ideations. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 17 June 2026 The Inglourious Basterds star's latest movie Ice Cream Man follows a suburb that descends into chaos when a mysterious ice cream man's treats turn children into homicidal killers. — Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 Directed by Michael Patrick Jann, this mockumentary is an outlandish mashup of sugary Midwestern femininity and homicidal rage, where nothing — nothing — is more important than winning. — Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for homicidal

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murderous

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Communist organizers, as Harrington feared, began to reshape the DSA as an ally of any anti-Western force, even the most murderous and oppressive.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
Armand looks dissociative and murderous.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 29 June 2026

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