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sacked

[sakt] / sækt /
ADJECTIVE
destroyed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
broken demolished devastated lost ravaged ruined shattered smashed wrecked
STRONG
abolished annihilated blasted blighted consumed devoured disintegrated eradicated felled incinerated killed obliterated overwhelmed razed totaled wasted
WEAK
gutted torn down wiped-out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fixed repaired sober successful
WEAK
intact protected restored saved
ADJECTIVE
discharged
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fired freed laid-off released
STRONG
axed canned ejected expelled furloughed ousted recalled replaced
WEAK
let go sent away sent home

Example Sentences

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In AD 452, when Attila the Hun sacked city after city in his conquest of the known world, it was the Catholic Church, not the Roman military, that met him in a show of diplomacy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

The day after she was sacked, her official portrait was thrown in the trash at the very building that had been her domain.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

The Frenchman was sacked after just 33 days and eight matches in charge.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Pam Bondi is out as attorney general, the latest in a line of high-profile Trump administration women to be sacked in recent weeks.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Or perhaps it was abandoned and sacked for religious reasons—archaeologists have advanced several hypotheses for the city’s demise.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann