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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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Watford have sacked head coach Ed Still after less than three months in charge at Vicarage Road.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

The former Labour minister was then sacked as US ambassador in September last year, after new details emerged about the extent of his friendship with Epstein.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

But within a week manager Dorival Junior had been sacked after an eight-match winless run left them in the relegation zone.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

The Empire was crumbling; the Visigoths had sacked Rome.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

In the tenth year we sacked the inner city, Priam’s town, and sailed for home; but heaven dispersed the Akhaians.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer