Synonyms of axes

axes 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of ax

as in dismissals

the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily

the company was hemorrhaging money, so 700 employees would soon be given the ax

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismissals
• firings
• furloughs
• layoffs
• redundancies
• discharges
• boots
• sacks
• pink slips
• birds
• closings
• shutdowns
• bum's rushes
• shakeouts
• heave-hos
• shake-ups

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• callbacks
• recalls
• reemployments
• rehires
• re-employments

axes

2 of 3

noun (2)

plural of axis

1

as in centers

a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest

in addition to being the suburb's social axis, the country club is the place where deals are made and partnerships are forged

Synonyms & Similar Words

• centers
• capitals
• hubs
• foci
• meccas
• bases
• focuses
• nuclei
• hearts
• cores
• seats
• nexuses
• nexus
• loci
• nucleuses
• epicenters
• centrals
• playgrounds
• nerve centers
• ground zeros
• navels
• headquarters
• cynosures
• eyes
• omphali
• hot spots
• magnets
• kernels
• piths
• hives
• hotbeds
• essences
• nubs
• attractions
• lodestones
• thicks
• hotspots
• happy hunting grounds
• loadstones
• deeps
• playlands
• souls
• quintessences
• polestars

2

as in alliances

an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection

an axis of previously nonaligned nations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alliances
• unions
• coalitions
• confederacies
• leagues
• federations
• combinations
• groups
• partnerships
• combines
• blocs
• confederations
• blocks
• organizations
• associations
• factions
• wings
• sides
• cartels
• fusions
• conspiracies
• fronts
• affiliations
• cooperatives
• cabals
• syndicates
• trusts
• conferences
• juntos
• circuits

axes

3 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of ax

as in sacks

to let go from office, service, or employment

the boss will ax anyone who leaks company secrets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sacks
• fires
• removes
• dismisses
• releases
• retires
• cans
• discharges
• terminates
• turns off
• pink-slips
• excesses
• bounces
• musters out
• shows (someone) the door
• trims
• cashiers
• boots (out)
• lays off
• sends packing
• furloughs
• downsizes
• kicks out
• drums (out)
• separates
• throws out
• unseats
• chucks (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• employs
• signs (up or on)
• engages
• retains
• hires
• takes on
• keeps
• contracts
• recruits
• reemploys
• rehires
• subcontracts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of axes

Noun

However, raw cell sourcing is global and should be covered with buffer inventories and prepositioned chargers near likely axes. —Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025

Video of the robbery circulating online shows the masked people carrying what appears to be pick axes, crow bars and tire irons. —Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025

For one, the men had no axes, and the terrain was in particularly poor condition. —Owen Clarke, Outside, 25 Sep. 2025

His models could have been downloaded from Zelda, with cargo pants that held axes and sword sheaths remade in fabric. —Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025

This enables a statistical analysis of planetary properties across various axes, such as planet mass, size, composition, age, and formation processes, Kane tells me. —Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025

For instance, the young woman interred in burial 211 described above is one of several women and children buried with stone axes at the site, upending the notion that axes only belonged to Stone Age men. —Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025

Russian forces had also taken old icons and books, a Polovtsian saber, Scythian bronze items, buckles, amulets, temple rings, axes and arrowheads from the times of Kievan Rus, the first East Slavic state, established between the 9th and 13th centuries. —Yegor Mostovshikov, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025

Among them were horseshoes, nails, axes, a fishing trident, coins and keys, officials said. —Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025

Verb

The passed by Republicans last month axes the credits for projects that don’t begin producing electricity by 2028. —Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 15 Aug. 2025