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

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

Cracks were covered up by last season's Europa League win, which was followed by Ange Postecoglou's sacking, but they were soon exposed once more when this season begin.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Nuno arrived with a point to prove - after a deterioration in his relationship with Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis led to his sacking after 21 months in charge.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Had to ride in one of the wheelbarrows as I now had neither trousers nor shoes—they hid me under the same sacking they’d used to hide the radios, stinking of onion and cows.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

sacking

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