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

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

The quiet woodland echoed with the gentle thud of the workers’ axes. —Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025

The graph also simplifies things by placing space and time on their own axes. —Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025

Weapons including guns, knives and miniature axes were seized during the takedown. —Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025

So, whereas the tiles align along five axes and tessellate endlessly, different sections of the pattern only look similar; exact repetition is impossible. —Patchen Barss, Quanta Magazine, 18 Aug. 2025

Only swords, axes, and daggers are permitted. —Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 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