Synonyms for bloodshed
ˈblʌdˌʃɛdblood·shed

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1. bloodshednoun

   Synonyms:
   carnage, bloodbath, bloodletting

2. bloodshednoun

   The shedding or spilling of blood.

   Synonyms:
   carnage, bloodletting, bloodbath

3. bloodshednoun

   A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale.

   Synonyms:
   carnage, bloodletting, bloodbath

4. bloodshednoun

   The shedding of one's own blood; specifically, the death of Christ.

   Synonyms:
   carnage, bloodbath, bloodletting

5. bloodshednoun

   A bloodshot condition or appearance; an effusion of blood in the eye.

   Synonyms:
   bloodletting, carnage, bloodbath

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1. bloodshed

   Synonyms:
   slaughter, massacre, carnage, butchery

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1. bloodshed, gorenoun

   the shedding of blood resulting in murder

   "he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen"

   Synonyms:
   battue, bloodletting, bloodbath, gore, panel

2. bloodbath, bloodletting, bloodshed, battuenoun

   indiscriminate slaughter

   "a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered"; "ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name"; "the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder"; "a huge prison battue was ordered"

   Synonyms:
   battue, bloodletting, gore, bloodbath

Matched Categories

1. • Murder
   • Slaughter

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1. bloodshednoun

   Synonyms:
   slaughter, carnage, butchery, massacre, murder

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1. bloodshednoun

   Synonyms:
   carnage, massacre, slaughter, bloodshedding

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1. List of paraphrases for "bloodshed":

   bloodbath, bloodletting, blood, bloody, carnage, bleeding

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1. Valentina Matviyenko:

   The West blew up the situation in the Middle East and North Africa, and sowed chaos, bloodshed and a humanitarian catastrophe, measures must be taken to ensure nobody has the right to act like that in the world using such methods.

2. Michael McCaul:

   We’re not here as Republicans or Democrats, but really as Americans supporting our NATO Ally, Poland, and the people of Ukraine, we stand with you. We just had a video conference with President Zelenskyy, one of the most courageous individuals I’ve ever seen. Very inspiring. And the chairman’s right:Mr. Putin is a war criminal, he’s going to lose in the end, and we want to work with you and the administration to … bring him to justice and stop the bloodshed. And again, I just want to thank Poland and the people of Ukraine.We are with you, and we will do everything we can to stop this.

3. Ryan Mauro:

   Within Ramadan, the date when The ISIS ' declared The ISIS ' Islamic State caliphate is easily the most significant, that is the day that an The ISIS ' supporter is most likely to want to honor with bloodshed.

4. Azamat Uldarov:

   I want Russia and other nations to know the truth. I don’t want war and bloodshed. You see I’m holding a cigarette in this hand. I followed orders with this hand and killed children.

5. Barack Obama:

   The United States is prepared to work with any nation, including Russia and Iran, to resolve the conflict, but we must recognize that there cannot be, after so much bloodshed, so much carnage, a return to the prewar status quo.