Euthanasia Synonyms

yo͝othə-nāzhə, -zhē-ə
The act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. mercy-killing
  2. killing
  3. painless death
  4. easy death
  5. putting one out of one's misery
  6. putting an animal to sleep
  7. release from suffering

Words Related to Euthanasia

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. death
  2. murder
  3. abortion
  4. non-voluntary
  5. legalisation
  6. euthenasia

Euthanasia Sentence Examples

  • If her condition worsens beyond repair, euthanasia may become your only option.

  • However, I firmly believe euthanasia should always be a last resort, not a first solution.

  • The door is left wide open for involuntary euthanasia.

  • There are rescues that only take animals from shelters, often only taking those animals scheduled for euthanasia, while others take dogs from individual owners seeking placement for their pets.

  • Other Pyrenees come to rescue organizations after being saved from local shelters where they faced possible euthanasia.

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