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sacking

[sak-ing] / ˈsæk ɪŋ /
NOUN
burlap
Synonyms
STRONG
bag cloth gunny wrapping
NOUN
depredation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
wasting
STRONG
burglary crime desecration desolation pillage plunder ransacking rapine ravaging robbery spoliation stealing theft
WEAK
despoiling laying waste marauding
Antonyms
WEAK
boon construction goodness miracle wonder
NOUN
destruction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annihilation carnage elimination eradication extermination extinction loss massacre murder ruin slaughter
STRONG
abolition bane crushing dissolving downfall end extinguishing extirpation havoc invalidation liquidation overthrow ravaging ruination shattering slaying subjugation subversion undoing wreckage wrecking
WEAK
abolishing assassinating crashing disintegrating disrupting invalidating subverting
Antonyms
STRONG
creation
WEAK
building construction improvement reparation restoration
NOUN
liquidation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
elimination eradication extinction slaughter
STRONG
abolition bane carnage crushing dissolving downfall end extermination extinguishing extirpation havoc invalidation loss massacre murder obliteration overthrow ravaging ruin ruination shattering slaying subjugation subversion undoing wreckage wrecking
WEAK
abolishing assassinating crashing disintegrating disrupting extinguishment invalidating subverting
Antonyms
STRONG
accomplishment building construction creation success
NOUN
obliteration
Synonyms
STRONG
abolition bane carnage crushing dissolving downfall elimination end eradication extermination extinction extinguishing extirpation havoc invalidation liquidation loss massacre murder overthrow ravaging ruin ruination shattering slaughter slaying subjugation subversion undoing wreckage wrecking
WEAK
abolishing assassinating crashing disintegrating disrupting extinguishment invalidating subverting
Antonyms
STRONG
accomplishment birth building construction creation success
NOUN
ruination
Synonyms
STRONG
abolition annihilation bane carnage crushing devastation dissolving downfall elimination end eradication extermination extinction extinguishing extirpation havoc invalidation liquidation loss massacre murder overthrow ravaging ruin shattering slaughter slaying subjugation subversion undoing wrack wreck wreckage wrecking
WEAK
abolishing assassinating disintegrating disrupting invalidating subverting
Antonyms
STRONG
accomplishment birth building construction creation success
NOUN
vandalism
Synonyms
STRONGEST
mischief
STRONG
ravaging ruin smashing wreckage wrecking
WEAK
defacing grafitti trashing

Example Sentences

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The BBC have not given any further details over the allegations and it is not clear what, if any, role the police investigation played in his sacking.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Neil Warnock, at 77, also returned for a short spell in charge of his old club Torquay United, between the sacking of Paul Wootton and the appointment of Jimmy Ball.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The Madlanga Commission was established after a senior police officer claimed criminal gangs had infiltrated the government - an accusation that led to the sacking of the country's police minister.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The game was Tudor's second in charge, following the sacking of Thomas Frank, and extended the club's winless league run to 10 games.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

He replaced the sacking curtain and left the storeroom.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder