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. Nancy Pelosi:

   While Jewish families across America celebrate Passover, the chief spokesman of this White House is downplaying the horror of the Holocaust, sean Spicer must be fired, and the President must immediately disavow his spokesman's statements. Either he is speaking for the President, or the President should have known better than to hire him.

2. Steve Scalise:

   There is no justification for the twisted and disgusting comments made by Rashida Tlaib just days after the annual Day of Holocaust Remembrance, more than 6 million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust ; there is nothing' calming' about that fact.

3. Hannah Pik-Goslar:

   I'm happy that people hear about the Holocaust. I don't care how they know. Through Anne, lots of people learn about what the Germans did to the Jewish people.

4. Heiko Maas:

   We reject any relativisation of the Holocaust, germany bears responsibility for the most atrocious crime of human history.

5. Yair Lapid:

   Today, a country that threatens the existence of Israel, denies the Holocaust, destabilizes the Middle East, subjugates its own people and supports terror across the globe is being strengthened by the international community, the lifting of sanctions strengthens Hezbollah, it strengthens (Syrian President Bashar al-) Assad, it strengthens terrorists across the region who benefit from Iranian support.