Witch-hunt Synonyms

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Synonyms for Witch-hunt

persecution
The act or practice of persecuting on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or beliefs that differ from those of the persecutor.
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fishing-expedition
An open-ended inquiry or investigation, often undertaken on the pretext of a minor or unrelated matter, whose real purpose is to uncover embarrassing or damaging information, as about a political opponent.
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treasure-hunt
A game in which players follow sequential clues in search of a prize or prizes.
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inquisition
The definition of an inquisition is a series of questions or a severe interrogation, especially by an official source.
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Find another word for witch-hunt. In this page you can discover 11 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for witch-hunt, like: persecution, fishing-expedition, class war, treasure-hunt, inquisition, pogrom, reign-of-terror, tirade, smear campaign, witchhunt and mccarthyism.
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Witch-hunt Sentence Examples

  • Despite all this, the witch hunt had little effect.

  • It is the America which struggles against the witch hunt launched by Bush.

  • This witch-hunt was a service to every force resisting such a break; to trade union bureaucrats, labor aristocrats and opportunists generally.

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