Bloodletting Synonyms

blŭdlĕtĭng
The savage killing of many victims
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. bloodbath
  2. bloodshed
  3. bleeding
  4. butchery
  5. carnage
  6. massacre
  7. phlebotomy
  8. pogrom
  9. slaughter
  10. venesection
  11. battue

Words Related to Bloodletting

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. help
  2. barbarity
  3. blood-letting
  4. savagery

Bloodletting Sentence Examples

  • The "house for bloodletting and purging" adjoins it on the west (U).

  • They believe Iraq will be riven by ethnic bloodletting, mob violence and mass looting.

  • As the film gets increasingly violent and intense, the director maintains a dry, sardonic tone that makes the gruesome bloodletting almost comical.

  • And all the signs are that the party's warring factions are gearing up for another round of internal bloodletting.

  • Apparently the historic Calvia dinner transpired without bloodletting, or at least no mayhem was reported by Cynthia after her lengthy conversation ended.

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