Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: assassination

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According to director Rob Reiner, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, has been a wound on the American psyche for 60 years.

Source: https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/nov/26/for-60-years-jfks-assassination-haunted-rob-reiner-now-he-thinks-hes-solved-it/

A character assassination is something that goes so deep inside.

Source: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2023/03/no_author/requiem-for-a-smear-victim-clemens-arvay/

Addressing journalists in Abakaliki, Onwe expressed worry and disaffection over the myriads of attacks and assassination attempts made on the life of the governorship candidate, Odoh, by suspected hoodlums in the state.

Source: https://onlinenigeria.com/stories/313645-monarchs-death-apga-alleges-plot-to-arrest-gov-candidate-in-ebonyi.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=monarchs-death-apga-alleges-plot-to-arrest-gov-candidate-in-ebonyi

A fact to note is that he was also assigned by the Warren Commission to investigate the said assassination.

Source: https://www.inquisitr.com/rfk-jr-believes-this-organization-conspired-to-kill-his-uncle-and-former-president-john-f-kennedy

After Palme's assassination in 1986, it was turned into "Democracy Festival."

Source: https://news.err.ee/1608931622/kaspar-tammist-there-is-still-a-lot-to-do-in-estonian-public-debate

After the assassination, entrusted Salameh with the task of carrying out terrorist attacks in Israel to avenge the killing of Ayyash, nicknamed “The Engineer” because of his expertise in manufacturing bombs.

Source: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-726783

A less transgressive filmmaker would have restricted the massacre scene to only a few minutes; heck, they would’ve the film with it and ended it with the assassination.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sardar-udham-vicky-kaushal-most-talented-bollywood-stars-of-his-generation-8611679/

All the perpetrators of the assassination of martyr Soleimani will surely be punished in this world for their dirty deed.’

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/01/18/exclusive-american-vengeance-pompeo-book-recounts-how-trump-team-killed-irans-qassem-soleimani/

A man has died and a killer is on the loose after a brazen gangland assassination in broad daylight in Sydney's west.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12182511/Granville-Western-Sydney-shooting-Man-gunned-broad-daylight.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Among the theories have been ones linking the disappearance to the aftermath of the failed assassination attempt against John Paul in 1981 in St. Peter's Square or to the international financial scandal over the Vatican bank.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11980675/Pope-Francis-slams-insinuations-John-Paul-II-prowled-Rome-looking-underage-girls.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

An assassination attempt made against the President of the United States is seen from multiple viewpoints as the same time periods before, during, and after the attack are replayed and seen from the perspectives of different characters.

Source: https://screenrant.com/must-see-movies-like-white-house-down/

And that suggests that Abu Jandal had very few sons, too — although it doesn’t take many to attempt an assassination.

Source: https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2023/11/07/hmmm-did-palestinians-attempt-to-assassinate-abbas-n590688

An uncle of Prince Philip and a second cousin once removed of Queen Elizabeth II, Mountbatten was a man of monstrous vanity and had reportedly been a target of the Provisional IRA long before his assassination in 1979.

Source: https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/who-was-lord-louis-mountbatten

A pipe bomb was thrown at his house, there was an assassination attempt as he dropped his kids off at school.

Source: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/shankill-suburbs-how-loyalist-hardman-27215408

Baffled, he soon realizes that he has been transported to the date of Abraham Lincoln's assassination.

Source: https://www.slashfilm.com/1449663/the-twilight-zone-gilligans-island-professor-execution-back-there/

Bennett told Channel 12 that the Ukrainian leader had tasked him with securing an assurance from Putin that he would not be targeted for assassination.

Source: https://www.palestinechronicle.com/are-you-going-to-kill-zelensky-former-israeli-prime-minister-reveals-conversation-with-putin/

But because of the continued fascination with the Kennedy assassination, I was asked on numerous occasions over the years to speak on my experiences.

Source: https://communitynewspapers.com/pinecrest-tribune/some-unexplained-associations-of-lee-harvey-oswald/

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an explosive announcement in the House of Commons on Sept. 18, saying there were "credible allegations'' that Indian agents were behind the assassination of a Canadian Sikh separatist leader.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/8a5d7e24b0d06304?ref=ff

Chamkila and Amarjot were killed along with two members of their band in 1988 in an assassination which remains unresolved.

Source: https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/news/amar-singh-chamkila-netflix-movie-first-look-announcement-cast-diljit-dosanjh-imtiaz-ali-4079150

Clandestine and public opponents of the government have been targets of assassination attempts and exorbitant prison sentences.

Source: https://thehill.com/policy/international/4110551-us-seeks-to-crack-putin-power-with-high-level-russian-spies/