i Register
In some senses, massacre is marked as obsolete, figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ
appalling, bloody, cold-blooded, horrible, terrible
The terrible massacre during the civil war shocked the entire nation.
VERB + MASSACRE
be responsible for, carry out, perpetrate, take part in
The general was held responsible for the massacre that killed hundreds of innocent villagers.
be killed in | escape, survive
MASSACRE + VERB
take place
PREP
~ by
The village suffered a terrible massacre by government forces during the civil war.
PHRASES
the victims of a massacre