Synonyms of discharging

discharging

verb

present participle of discharge

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• firing
• shooting
• launching
• throwing
• blasting
• hurling
• projecting
• loosing
• squeezing off
• flinging
• tossing
• slinging
• blazing (at)
• casting
• sniping (at)
• heaving
• pelting
• hurtling
• lobbing
• catapulting
• pitching

2

as in unloading

to empty or rid of cargo

docks for discharging containerships

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unloading
• evacuating
• unpacking
• unlading
• unburdening
• emptying
• off-loading
• relieving
• disencumbering
• disburdening
• vacating
• freeing
• lightening
• clearing
• voiding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loading
• packing
• filling
• charging
• jamming
• stuffing
• heaping
• cramming
• jam-packing

3

as in paying

to give what is owed for

discharge a debt in full

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paying
• balancing
• settling
• meeting
• standing
• liquidating
• paying off
• clearing
• footing
• springing (for)
• quitting
• recompensing
• paying up
• ponying up
• anteing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repudiating

4

as in freeing

to set free (as from slavery or confinement)

discharged the prisoners upon the signing of the peace treaty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• freeing
• releasing
• rescuing
• liberating
• saving
• enlarging
• emancipating
• springing
• loosening
• enfranchising
• manumitting
• loosing
• turning loose
• unbinding
• unfettering
• paroling
• disenthralling
• unchaining
• uncaging
• delivering
• bailing (out)
• extricating
• disengaging
• redeeming
• ransoming
• disentangling
• disencumbering
• disembarrassing
• unshackling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restraining
• confining
• binding
• fettering
• shackling
• handcuffing
• committing
• imprisoning
• locking (up)
• incarcerating
• jailing
• enchaining
• subjugating
• subduing
• conquering
• enslaving
• interning
• trammeling
• manacling
• immuring

5

as in radiating

to throw or give off

the mighty river discharges its waters into the ocean

Synonyms & Similar Words

• radiating
• casting
• releasing
• emitting
• issuing
• expelling
• emanating
• eliminating
• evolving
• shooting
• exhaling
• pouring
• sending (out)
• irradiating
• venting
• giving out
• evacuating
• throwing out
• excreting
• secreting
• expiring
• ejecting
• spraying
• exuding
• erupting
• oozing
• squirting
• spewing
• gushing
• spurting
• jetting
• spouting
• outpouring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• absorbing
• inhaling
• taking up
• sucking (up)
• soaking (up)
• sponging

6

as in shooting

to cause a weapon to release a missile with great force

felt a strong recoil as the rifle discharged

Synonyms & Similar Words

• firing
• shooting
• blasting
• blazing
• peppering
• sniping
• potshotting
• plinking

7

as in removing

to let go from office, service, or employment

15 people were discharged when the embezzling ring was discovered

Synonyms & Similar Words

• removing
• dismissing
• sacking
• firing
• releasing
• retiring
• terminating
• axing
• bouncing
• canning
• mustering out
• turning off
• cashiering
• pink-slipping
• sending packing
• showing (someone) the door
• downsizing
• laying off
• trimming
• separating
• excessing
• furloughing
• kicking out
• drumming (out)
• unseating
• booting (out)
• chucking (out)
• throwing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• employing
• retaining
• hiring
• engaging
• keeping
• signing (up or on)
• taking on
• contracting
• rehiring
• recruiting
• reemploying
• subcontracting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of discharging

These crimes doubled from 2014 to 2024 with one category, discharging a firearm, having more than tripled during that time, the stats show. — Mark Morales, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026

But a follow-up investigation by the Oregon Health Authority, made public in February 2024, found the facility was still discharging vulnerable patients, including those with severe addiction, without proper safeguards. — Brian Mann, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026

Elijah was arrested and charged with three felonies — use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, malicious wounding and discharging a firearm within a building — in the shooting, according to Loudoun County court documents obtained by PEOPLE. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026

However, these batteries remain stuck in coming to market largely due to sluggish oxygen reactions during charging and discharging. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

Violations of the Clean Water Act are somewhat easier to prove than violations of other statutes because the simple act of discharging a pollutant without a permit is a violation of the law. — Sarah J. Morath, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026

Kaine Burnette, 17, surrendered Friday at the Fulton County Jail on charges of reckless conduct, possession of a pistol under the age of 18 and discharging a weapon near a street, officials said. — Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 1 Aug. 2026

The woman was arrested and faces charges of discharging a firearm and evading arrest. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026

Making the incident more horrific, their 27-year-old son, Elijah Zion Bieniemy, has been arrested and charged with malicious wounding, use of a firearm, and discharging a firearm inside a dwelling; he is currently held without bond. — Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026