Synonyms of discharged

discharged

verb

past tense of discharge

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fired
• launched
• threw
• blasted
• hurled
• shot
• loosed
• squeezed off
• projected
• flung
• tossed
• slung
• blazed (at)
• cast
• catapulted
• pelted
• heaved
• sniped (at)
• lobbed
• hurtled
• pitched

2

as in unloaded

to empty or rid of cargo

docks for discharging containerships

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unloaded
• evacuated
• unpacked
• unburdened
• off-loaded
• relieved
• emptied
• disencumbered
• disburdened
• vacated
• unladed
• freed
• lightened
• cleared
• voided

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loaded
• packed
• filled
• charged
• jammed
• stuffed
• crammed
• heaped
• jam-packed

3

as in paid

to give what is owed for

discharge a debt in full

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paid
• met
• settled
• balanced
• liquidated
• stood
• paid off
• cleared
• paid up
• sprang (for)
• quit
• recompensed
• footed
• anted (up)
• ponied up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repudiated

4

as in released

to set free (as from slavery or confinement)

discharged the prisoners upon the signing of the peace treaty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• released
• freed
• liberated
• rescued
• saved
• emancipated
• enlarged
• enfranchised
• loosened
• turned loose
• sprang
• manumitted
• loosed
• paroled
• unbound
• disenthralled
• unfettered
• redeemed
• delivered
• unchained
• extricated
• uncaged
• ransomed
• disengaged
• bailed (out)
• disentangled
• disencumbered
• disembarrassed
• unshackled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confined
• bound
• restrained
• fettered
• imprisoned
• handcuffed
• incarcerated
• committed
• shackled
• locked (up)
• jailed
• interned
• enchained
• conquered
• subjugated
• manacled
• subdued
• enslaved
• trammeled
• immured

5

as in radiated

to throw or give off

the mighty river discharges its waters into the ocean

Synonyms & Similar Words

• released
• radiated
• emitted
• cast
• expelled
• issued
• exhaled
• emanated
• evolved
• eliminated
• irradiated
• poured
• vented
• sent (out)
• evacuated
• expired
• gave out
• threw out
• shot
• excreted
• ejected
• secreted
• erupted
• exuded
• sprayed
• oozed
• squirted
• spewed
• gushed
• spurted
• spouted
• jetted
• outpoured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• absorbed
• inhaled
• soaked (up)
• took up
• sucked (up)
• sponged

6

as in blasted

to cause a weapon to release a missile with great force

felt a strong recoil as the rifle discharged

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fired
• blasted
• shot
• blazed
• peppered
• sniped
• plinked
• potshot

7

as in dismissed

to let go from office, service, or employment

15 people were discharged when the embezzling ring was discovered

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismissed
• removed
• sacked
• retired
• fired
• released
• terminated
• cashiered
• axed
• canned
• sent packing
• mustered out
• bounced
• turned off
• pink-slipped
• laid off
• showed (someone) the door
• furloughed
• downsized
• separated
• kicked out
• trimmed
• excessed
• unseated
• chucked (out)
• booted (out)
• threw out
• drummed (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• employed
• engaged
• retained
• hired
• signed (up or on)
• kept
• took on
• contracted
• rehired
• reemployed
• recruited
• subcontracted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of discharged

Sidoarjo health office chief Lakhsmie Herawati Yuwantina said 706 victims had been discharged and were recovering at home. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

The homicides happened just two and a half weeks after she was discharged from a psychiatric hospital. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2026

He was discharged in April of that year after 44 days of treatment. — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

In 2023, Rhode Island’s attorney general and environmental agency sued Woonsocket, Jacobs and Synagro, alleging the plant repeatedly discharged partially treated sewage into the nearby Blackstone River beginning in 2022. — Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Liquid cooling tackles heat Thermal management is a major engineering challenge for lithium-ion batteries, particularly when cells are repeatedly charged and discharged at high rates. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026

Multiple tasers were discharged at the scene, police say, which did not stop the woman. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

On December 18th, an agent accidentally discharged his gun in a hotel room, hitting the headboard of a bed in the room next door. — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Patients who aren’t well enough to be discharged have to be sent to a hospital. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026