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Definitions

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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Sir Keir told MPs in September, a day before Lord Mandelson was sacked as US ambassador, that "full due process" had been followed during his appointment.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Palace are currently weighing up all options, with Sean Dyche even mentioned as a contender for Selhurst Park, despite being sacked by Nottingham Forest in February following just 114 days at the helm.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

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

“Hagrid’s been in loads of trouble before, and Dumbledore’s never sacked him,” said Ron consolingly.

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