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

Student loan forgiveness programs haven't disappeared, but the route to having your loan balances discharged looks different now. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

These systems release large amounts of hot exhaust, representing energy that can potentially be recovered rather than simply discharged. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026

One was expected to possibly be discharged Wednesday night, while the other was being admitted for observation. — Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Any remaining student loan balance can be discharged after the borrower has made 120 qualifying payments (and those payments don’t have to be consecutive). — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Jurors on Tuesday also found true allegations that Atkins personally used and discharged a firearm during the crime. — City News Service, Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026

Less than 24 hours after Claire was discharged, however, Lilyana began experiencing severe pain of her own. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

After five days in the ICU, he was discharged, but was then readmitted less than 24 hours later due to a seizure. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Aug. 2026

Clancy also went to the Women & Infants Hospital in Rhode Island for treatment, but she was discharged. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026