DISCHARGED Synonyms: 190 Similar and Opposite Words

discharged

verb

past tense of discharge

as in fired

to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force Robert Goddard was the first to discharge a rocket containing an instrument package

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as in unloaded

to empty or rid of cargo docks for discharging containerships

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as in paid

to give what is owed for discharge a debt in full

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repudiated

as in released

to set free (as from slavery or confinement) discharged the prisoners upon the signing of the peace treaty

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as in radiated

to throw or give off the mighty river discharges its waters into the ocean

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as in blasted

to cause a weapon to release a missile with great force felt a strong recoil as the rifle discharged

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as in dismissed

to let go from office, service, or employment 15 people were discharged when the embezzling ring was discovered

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Recent Examples of discharged Christina Snow was discharged from the hospital Wednesday after being shot in the face, Berry told CNN. —

Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026 Police say the woman was transported to a hospital for observation and was discharged later that day. —

Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026 He was discharged just a day later against his doctor’s recommendation, according to a United Press International (UPI) article published at the time. —

Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026 Amezcua recalled meeting a paraplegic woman with significant health issues who declined hospital care because, in her experience, she was treated briefly and then discharged back to the street. —

Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026 After staff monitored his heart for four hours, the surfer was discharged from hospital. —

Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026 After a hearing in March that revealed these exclusion criteria, a judge discharged the jury pool as invalid. —

Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 She was then taken to Yale New Haven Hospital to be evaluated and was later discharged back into police custody, according to Murgo. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026 Moore was shot in the lower right leg during the incident but has since been discharged from the hospital. —

Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026

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Three Georgia State Patrol troopers and their supervisor were fired from the department after an investigation revealed a scheme where officers used insurance claims to profit off of vehicle chases, an internal report concluded.

— Asia Simone Burns, AJC.com, 21 Apr. 2026
But police say security camera footage showed the car was not moving when 32-year-old Samuel Saint Remy fired into the passenger side 15 times, critically wounding the driver.

— Updated April 20, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026