Definitions

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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Arne Slot's sacking at the weekend was a year after lifting the Premier League trophy.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

It is understood that the idea of sacking the former Wolfsburg and Frankfurt manager rarely entered Parish's mind.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Senegal's National Assembly elected ousted prime minister Ousmane Sonko as its speaker Tuesday in a vote boycotted by the opposition, following months of tension that culminated in the firebrand's sacking.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Now he farms just half on his own after sacking the workers he once relied on, and has quit growing wheat, a fertiliser-intensive crop.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

“The night my name came out of the goblet. “Getting his comeuppance for sacking Winky, isn’t he?” said Hermione, an edge to her voice.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

sacking

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