Definition for Victim:

• Living being sacrificed to a deity or in performance of religious rite; person, thing, injured or destroyed in pursuit of an object, in gratification of a passion &c., or as result of event or circumstance, as the vv. of his relentless ambition, fell a v. to his own avarice, the vv. of disease, of a railway accident; prey, dupe, as held the v. in his talons, the numerous vv. of the confidence trick. [ French]

Synonyms for Victim:

• n.

  •
  • hunted,
  • offering.
  •
  • pushover,
  • tool,
  • hireling,
  • toy.
  •
  • religion.
  •
  • help.
  •
  • wise.
  •dupe (noun)
  • fool,
  • laughingstock,
  • April Fool.
  •fall guy (noun)
  • trusting soul,
  • prize sap,
  • patsy.
  •fool (noun)
  • tomfool,
  • schmo,
  • turkey,
  • ninny,
  • Mooncalf,
  • softhead.
  •laughingstock (noun)
  • fair game,
  • monkey,
  • buffoon.
  •someone or something sacrificed, preyed upon (noun)
  • sucker.

Antonyms for Victim:

• n.

  • someone or something sacrificed, preyed upon
    criminal, culprit.
  • Other antonyms:
    Baiter, Needler, victor, winner, parodist.

Hypernym for Victim:

• n.

  • person
    murderee, hunted person, prey, punching bag, muggee, poor devil, martyr, injured party, scapegoat, casualty, wretch, quarry, sufferer, whipping boy, fair game, target.

Hyponym for Victim:

• n.

  • person
    unfortunate, unfortunate person.