Victim is a term that typically denotes an individual who has been harmed, injured, or hurt by another person, group, or circumstance. Some common synonyms for victim include sufferer, target, casualty, prey, and recipient. These words are often used interchangeably to describe an individual who has fallen victim to an unfortunate event or has been wronged in some way. Other synonyms of victim can include a sufferer, a helpless person, a martyr, or a scapegoat. In general, the synonym that is best used depends on the context of the situation as well as the degree of harm or wrongdoing done to the individual.