Synonyms for Holocaust
ˈhɒl əˌkɔst, ˈhoʊ lə-holo·caust

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1. Holocaustnoun

   Synonyms:
   Shoah

2. Holocaustnoun

   The mass murder of Jews and other groups by the Nazi regime during World War II.

   Synonyms:
   Shoah

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1. holocaustnoun

   an act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire)

   "a nuclear holocaust"

   Synonyms:
   final solution

2. Holocaust, final solutionnoun

   the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime from 1941 until 1945

   Synonyms:
   final solution

Matched Categories

1. • Destruction
   • Genocide

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1. holocaustnoun

   Synonyms:
   burnt-offering (wholly consumed)

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1. List of paraphrases for "holocaust":

   shoah, massacre, incendiary

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1. List of known nicknames for "Holocaust":

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1. Ryan Higgins:

   This is not a book that's all about pornography and violence, it teaches these kids about the horrors of the Holocaust in a more palatable way than some pictures that are just horrific.

2. Robert Kennedy Jr.:

   They get the shot, that night they have a fever of a hundred and three, they go to sleep, and three months later their brain is gone, this is a holocaust, what this is doing to our country.

3. Shahar Azran/WJC:

   Preserving and conserving the remains of the Holocaust are critical to maintaining an accurate record of the atrocities committed, especially as the number of livingfirst-hand witnesses inevitably dwindles, only by knowing the past can we protect our future, and we are deeply grateful for Chancellor Merkel for her commitment to the preservation of the site where almost 1 million Jews were brutally murdered by the Nazis only and exclusively because they were Jews.

4. Mike Huckabee:

   In an interview with Breitbart News, Mike Huckabee put Mike Huckabee opposition to the Iran deal in the starkest terms possible, saying that President Barack Obama is on the verge of causing another Holocaust. It is so naive that Mike Huckabee would trust the Iranians. By doing so, Mike Huckabee will take the Israelis and march them to the door of the oven.

5. Sami Steigmann:

   Somebody else, also a leader in this country, said the Holocaust is happening in this world, that is another lie. There is a difference between genocide – which is happening – and Holocaust.