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

The teacher has been discharged from the mental health facility but returns often for follow-up checks. — Constant Same Bagalwa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

The person recovered and was discharged on July 4, according to WHO. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

Modern facilities can use closed-loop cooling, where water circulates through the system rather than being continually consumed and discharged. — Zev Laine, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Sonic, a 9-year-old Belgian Malinois, was discharged from Loomis Basin Veterinary Clinic and returned home to continue his recovery, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office announced Saturday afternoon. — Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Middle Township officers Christopher Rudy and Ty Pettit discharged their firearms, striking Moore, who was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the attorney general. — Laura Fay, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike has been discharged from the hospital and returned to prison after surviving a botched lethal injection that left her with serious medical complications, her attorneys announced. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

During the argument, a person discharged pepper spray, which led to a fight. — Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026

Imagine your mom has just been discharged from the hospital to a rehabilitation center after hip replacement surgery. — Jennifer Schlinger, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026