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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He had also stood in for Lord Peter Mandelson for several months after he was sacked last year.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Latvia's prime minister Evika Silina resigned on Thursday after a key party in her coalition withdrew support because Silina sacked her defence minister, a member of that party.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Silina on Sunday sacked her defence minister Andris Spruds over the affair.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

United intended to delay making a decision on appointing a successor to Ruben Amorim, who was sacked in January, until the end of the season.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

“Had it not been for my superior brawn, she would have sacked my wagon. Finally she limped away from the fray, her glad rags askew.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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