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

Johnson was arrested and faces charges of evading arrest/detention and discharging a firearm, police said. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026

Morrow was charged with discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building, disturbing the peace, carrying a firearm without a license, and unregistered motor vehicle. — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 July 2026

It has been validated under the demanding conditions of rapid battery charging and discharging. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026

Lithium batteries in general are capable of discharging a greater percentage of their full capacity without any negative effects, commonly offering usable capacities of 80% or more. — New Atlas, 10 July 2026

Electric-vehicle owners and operators face concerns that repeated charging and discharging of a battery could accelerate battery degradation, and that use of V2G could void a battery warranty. — Lisa Baertlein, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Officers received reports of people firing fireworks toward passing vehicles before learning that several attendees had begun discharging firearms. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026

At least 10 Sinokor vessels have been engaged in shuttle runs from the UAE’s oil terminals inside the Persian Gulf before discharging in the Gulf of Oman, and three of the shuttling ships have been doing so since the middle of April. — Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026

Stationary-storage batteries cycle more predictably and can tolerate slower charging and discharging rates, and a lot less current runs through them. — IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 2026