sacked

[sakt] / sækt /

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destroyed adj.
discharged adj.

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

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Now Leicester City boss, Martin was sacked after a brutal end to his brief spell.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Faced with the largest war-related protests since Russia's 2022 invasion, President Volodymyr Zelensky sacked Syrsky on Tuesday and replaced him with Drapaty.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

"We won't stop. Pradhan has to be sacked," CJP's Ashutosh Ranka said in a social media post.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

It means there is no longer a dedicated technology secretary, a position filled by Liz Kendall until she was sacked by new Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Right over the town is the ruin of Whitby Abbey, which was sacked by the Danes, and which is the scene of part of “Marmion,” where the girl was built up in the wall.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

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