Synonyms of fired

fired

verb

past tense of fire

1

as in launched

to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force

police officers firing rubber bullets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• launched
• threw
• blasted
• hurled
• discharged
• shot
• loosed
• projected
• squeezed off
• flung
• tossed
• slung
• cast
• heaved
• blazed (at)
• catapulted
• pelted
• lobbed
• sniped (at)
• pitched
• hurtled

2

as in blasted

to cause a weapon to release a missile with great force

soldiers fired at the enemy in panic-stricken disorder

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blasted
• shot
• blazed
• discharged
• peppered
• sniped
• plinked
• potshot

3

as in stimulated

to give life, vigor, or spirit to

a school outing to the natural history museum fired his imagination, and he grew up to become an eminent paleontologist

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stimulated
• stirred
• aroused
• provoked
• animated
• activated
• energized
• triggered
• awakened
• drove
• excited
• inspired
• spiked
• braced
• cheered
• electrified
• lifted
• charged
• invigorated
• enlivened
• propelled
• revived
• quickened
• sparked
• roused
• motivated
• recreated
• vitalized
• moved
• rallied
• zipped (up)
• awoke
• raised
• jump-started
• filliped
• boosted
• strengthened
• vivified
• juiced up
• pepped (up)
• livened (up)
• jazzed (up)
• motived
• amped (up)
• resurrected
• renewed
• gingered (up)
• actuated
• kindled
• impelled
• set off
• refreshed
• incited
• instigated
• galvanized
• fomented
• woke (up)
• reactivated
• infused
• emboldened
• inflamed
• turned on
• buoyed
• whipped (up)
• fermented
• regenerated
• recharged
• rekindled
• abetted
• reinvigorated
• heartened
• fortified
• resuscitated
• steeled
• enkindled
• rejuvenated
• revitalized
• reawakened
• restimulated
• reenergized
• reanimated
• refreshened
• reawoke

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• killed
• harassed
• exhausted
• dulled
• undermined
• drained
• dampened
• wore
• damped
• deadened
• weakened
• burned out
• knocked out
• fatigued
• checked
• washed out
• sapped
• slowed
• suppressed
• wearied
• restrained
• did in
• wore out
• inhibited
• debilitated
• enfeebled
• quenched
• enervated
• curbed
• stunted
• stilled
• fagged
• discouraged
• quelled
• repressed
• jaded
• disheartened
• tuckered (out)
• kayoed
• demoralized
• daunted
• dispirited

4

as in sacked

to let go from office, service, or employment

fired the secretary for incompetence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sacked
• dismissed
• removed
• retired
• released
• terminated
• axed
• discharged
• cashiered
• canned
• bounced
• mustered out
• pink-slipped
• sent packing
• turned off
• laid off
• downsized
• showed (someone) the door
• trimmed
• separated
• excessed
• kicked out
• furloughed
• unseated
• chucked (out)
• drummed (out)
• booted (out)
• threw out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• employed
• hired
• engaged
• retained
• signed (up or on)
• kept
• took on
• contracted
• rehired
• recruited
• reemployed
• subcontracted

5

as in threw

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm

fired a pass to the running back

Synonyms & Similar Words

• threw
• hurled
• tossed
• slung
• flung
• launched
• heaved
• cast
• pegged
• lobbed
• catapulted
• pitched
• darted
• pelted
• chucked
• dashed
• hurtled
• bowled
• lofted
• let fly
• flipped
• gunned
• ejected
• rolled
• precipitated
• shot
• propelled
• passed
• hooked
• thrust
• projected
• impelled
• rifled
• bucked

6

as in burned

to set (something) on fire

lit some kindling before attempting to fire the logs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burned
• ignited
• lit
• torched
• scorched
• kindled
• enkindled
• inflamed
• baked
• illumined
• cooked
• illuminated
• immolated
• set off
• incinerated
• charred
• broiled
• ashed
• brightened
• lightened
• cremated
• irradiated
• relit
• deflagrated
• stoked
• seared
• reignited
• rekindled
• scalded
• radiated
• kilned
• banked
• frizzled
• scathed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extinguished
• put out
• quenched
• choked
• smothered
• stamped (out)
• doused
• obscured
• snuffed (out)
• suffocated
• dimmed
• blackened
• darkened
• dulled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fired

Kelly, 59, who earned $478,000 prize money, fired rounds of 66, 68, 68, 68. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026

In a separate incident last week, an officer fired one shot at a woman who was accused of shooting a handgun at trees in a far south Fort Worth neighborhood on Belshire Court. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026

While securing the apartment, an officer’s weapon accidentally fired, police said. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026

Surveillance footage obtained by authorities allegedly shows Mary and the truck driver getting out of their vehicles and yelling at each other before License fired two shots from out of his passenger-side window, according to police. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026

Critics have suggested Engelbert be fired for her handling of the league's controversies this season and in recent years. — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026

Kieran Morrison, 19, fired Liverpool ahead but Enzo Le Fee equalised before the break. — James Pearce, New York Times, 26 July 2026

Just in the past month, five Albany police officers in Georgia were arrested and fired for allegedly misusing Flock, and police in Greer, South Carolina, fired two officers for misusing the product. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 July 2026

Kennedy fired an entire vaccine panel over conflicts of interest that were barely there. — A.j. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2026