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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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

Calum McFarlane has been interim head coach since Liam Rosenior was sacked at the end of April.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

The ploy failed as Rodgers was sacked in early October - and replaced by Jurgen Klopp.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

“Of course,” Sirius muttered, pacing up and down, “of course, he’d want to pin it on anyone but his own elf . . . and then he sacked her?”

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

sacked

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