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View usage for: (mɜːʳdərəs) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]Someone who is murderous is likely to murder someone and may already have murdered someone. This murderous lunatic could kill them both without a second thought. Synonyms: deadly, savage, brutal, destructive More Synonyms of murderous 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]A murderous attack or other action is very violent and intended to result in someone's death. He made a murderous attack on his wife that evening. More Synonyms of murderous murderous in British English (ˈmɜːdərəs) adjective1. intending, capable of, or guilty of murder 2. informal very dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant a murderous road Derived forms murderously (ˈmurderously) adverb murderousness (ˈmurderousness) noun murderous in American English (ˈmɜrdərəs) adjective1. of, having the nature of, or characteristic of murder; brutal a murderous act 2. capable or guilty of, or intending, murder 3. US, Informal very difficult, disagreeable, dangerous, trying, etc. Derived forms murderously (ˈmurderously) adverb murderousness (ˈmurderousness) noun Synonyms of 'murderous'deadly, savage, brutal, destructive unpleasant, difficult, dangerous, exhausting More Synonyms of murderous In other languagesmurderous British English: murderous ADJECTIVE Someone who is murderous is likely to murder someone and may already have murdered someone. This murderous lunatic could kill them both without a second thought. - American English: murderous
- Brazilian Portuguese: homicida
- Chinese: 杀人的
- European Spanish: homicida
- French: meurtrier
- German: blutrünstig
- Italian: omicida
- Japanese: 殺人をしかねない
- Korean: 살인을 할 듯한
- European Portuguese: homicida
- Latin American Spanish: homicida
a series of murderous attacks Synonyms fell (archaic) death-dealing sanguinary (informal) Four games in six days is murderous and most unfair. Synonyms unpleasant dangerous sapping harrowing hellish (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition difficult to accomplish The task was more arduous than he had calculated. Synonyms difficult, trying, hard, tough, tiring, severe, painful, exhausting, punishing, harsh, taxing, heavy, steep, formidable, fatiguing, rigorous, troublesome, gruelling, strenuous, onerous, laborious, burdensome, backbreaking, toilsome (literary) Definition brutal or cruel It was a barbarous attack on a purely civilian train. Synonyms brutal, cruel, savage, vicious, ruthless, ferocious, monstrous, barbaric, heartless, inhuman, merciless, remorseless, pitilessDefinition taking pleasure in bloodshed or violence this bloodthirsty killer Synonyms cruel, savage, brutal, vicious, ruthless, ferocious, murderous, heartless, inhuman, merciless, cut-throat, remorseless, warlike, barbarous, pitiless- munitions
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Additional synonymsDefinition cruel or murderous Forty-three demonstrators were badly injured in bloody chaos. Synonyms cruel, fierce, savage, brutal, vicious, ferocious, cut-throat, warlike, barbarous, sanguinary (formal) Definition cruel He was the victim of a very brutal attack. Synonyms cruel, harsh, savage, grim, vicious, ruthless, ferocious, callous, sadistic, heartless, atrocious, inhuman, merciless, cold-blooded, inhumane, brutish, bloodthirsty, remorseless, barbarous, pitiless, uncivilized, hard-heartedDefinition deliberately causing pain without pity They should spend a long time in jail to reflect on their cruel acts.the persecution of prisoners by cruel captors Synonyms brutal, ruthless, callous, sadistic, inhumane, hard, fell (archaic), severe, harsh, savage, grim, vicious, relentless, murderous, monstrous, unnatural, unkind, heartless, atrocious, inhuman, merciless, cold-blooded, malevolent, hellish (informal), depraved, spiteful, brutish, bloodthirsty, remorseless, barbarous, pitiless, unfeeling, sanguinary, hard-hearted, stony-hearted, implacableCaptain Hook and his band of cut-throat pirates Synonyms murderous, violent, bloody, cruel, savage, ferocious, bloodthirsty, barbarous, homicidal, thuggish, death-dealing Definition causing or capable of causing harm, damage, or injury the awesome destructive power of nuclear weapons Synonyms devastating, fatal, deadly, lethal, harmful, damaging, catastrophic, detrimental, hurtful, pernicious (formal), noxious, ruinous, calamitous, cataclysmic, baleful, deleterious (formal), injurious, baneful, maleficent his devastating criticism of the Prime Minister Synonyms savage, cutting, overwhelming, withering, overpowering, satirical, incisive, sardonic, caustic, vitriolic, trenchant, mordantDefinition not easy to do, understand, or solve It is difficult to read the sign from here. Synonyms hard, tough, taxing, demanding, challenging, painful, exacting, formidable, uphill, strenuous, problematic, arduous, onerous, laborious, burdensome, wearisome, no picnic (informal), toilsome, like getting blood out of a stone She had set herself an exhausting schedule. Synonyms tiring, hard, testing, taxing, difficult, draining, punishing, crippling, fatiguing, wearying, gruelling, sapping, debilitating, strenuous, arduous, laborious, enervating, backbreaking Synonyms cruel, bloody, fierce, savage, grim, vicious, ruthless, relentless, ferocious, murderous, malicious, malignant, inhuman, merciless, implacable, barbarous, pitiless, sanguinary (formal) Definition savagely fierce or cruel Fighting has been ferocious. Synonyms cruel, bitter, brutal, vicious, ruthless, relentless, barbaric, merciless, brutish, bloodthirsty, barbarous, pitiless, tigerish Additional synonymsDefinition destructive to both sides The episode has turned attention to the internecine strife here. Synonyms destructive, bloody, deadly, fatal, mortal, exterminating, ruinous, exterminatory Definition very tiring He covered the last 300 metres in around 41 seconds, a killing pace. Synonyms tiring, hard, testing, taxing, difficult, draining, exhausting, punishing, crippling, fatiguing, gruelling, sapping, debilitating, strenuous, arduous, laborious, enervating, backbreaking Definition capable of causing death a lethal dose of sleeping pills Synonyms deadly, terminal, fatal, deathly, dangerous, devastating, destructive, mortal, murderous, poisonous, toxic, virulent, pernicious (formal), noxious, banefulDefinition rude, crude, and violent This was a savage and needless attack. Synonyms cruel, brutal, vicious, bloody, fierce, harsh, beastly (informal), ruthless, ferocious, murderous, ravening, sadistic, inhuman, merciless, diabolical, brutish, devilish, bloodthirsty, barbarous, pitiless, bestialDefinition requiring or involving the use of great energy or effort Avoid strenuous exercise in the evening. Synonyms demanding, hard, tough, exhausting, taxing, uphill, arduous, laborious, Herculean, tough going, toilsome (literary), unrelaxing The forces were unable to withstand the withering artillery barrages. Synonyms destructive, killing, devastating, deadly, murderous, death-dealing, slaughterous |