Overkill synonyms
ō'vər-kĭl'
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excessive force
In criminal law, the unjustified use of force, determined by the circumstances. In criminal law, the unjustified use of force, determined by the circumstances.
The killing of people in large numbers, as in battle
needless slaughter
The systematic and widespread extermination or attempted extermination of a national, racial, religious, or ethnic group.
carnage (related)
destruction (related)
Find another word for overkill. In this page you can discover 10 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for overkill, like: excessive force, slaughter, needless slaughter, extermination, genocide, carnage, destruction, destruction, excessive and surplus.