DISCHARGING Synonyms: 186 Similar and Opposite Words

discharging

verb

present participle of discharge

as in firing

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 unloading

to empty or rid of cargo docks for discharging containerships

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as in paying

to give what is owed for discharge a debt in full

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repudiating

as in freeing

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

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as in radiating

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

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as in shooting

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 removing

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 discharging Braden Peters, an online influencer known as Clavicular, was sentenced to six months of probation and ordered to complete 20 hours of community service after pleading no contest in an agreement with Florida prosecutors to unlawfully discharging a firearm in public. —

Arkansas Online, 17 May 2026 Wearing a suit, the streamer, whose name is Braden Eric Peters, pleaded no contest to unlawfully discharging a firearm in a public place, a misdemeanor. —

Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026 The system also overcomes the volatile risks of gas storage entirely by chemically locking hydrogen into a solid metal hydride during both charging and discharging. —

Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026 Sumler faces two counts of assault to murder, as well as one count each of carrying a firearm without a license, possession of ammunition without an FID card, and discharging a firearm and striking a building. —

Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026 Allen also has been charged with discharging a firearm during a violent crime and transportation of a firearm and ammunition in interstate commerce. —

Ted Johnson, Deadline, 11 May 2026 The tribunal is currently hearing a petition that claims Panipat’s textile recycling industry is illegally discharging industrial waste and emissions. —

Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 9 May 2026 The 20-year-old social media tycoon, whose real name is Braden Eric Peters, is facing a misdemeanor charge of discharging a firearm in public, according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital. —

Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026 Think of a standard lithium-ion battery as a sponge soaked in a flammable liquid – that liquid is the electrolyte, the medium that lets ions travel between the two electrodes during charging and discharging. —

Omar Kardoudi may 08, New Atlas, 8 May 2026

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After an underwhelming regular season, Vegas has been on a heater since firing Bruce Cassidy with eight games to go in the regular season and replacing him with John Tortorella.

— Nate Peterson, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
Doorbell video from May 16 allegedly shows Sean Hubbard, 34, firing the gun at the entrance of a home in Rock Hill, South Carolina, according to WBTV.

— Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026