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

Baylor fired coach Dave Aranda on Sunday after more than six seasons and promoted defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman as interim head coach for the rest of the season. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Aranda is now the third Power Four coach to be fired during the current college football season. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

The company has not disclosed the exact engagement distances, the number of rockets fired, or the detailed performance of the interceptions. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

The Sultan made his way to the Royal Dais on Dachet Road in Windsor, where he was officially welcomed by King Charles and Queen Camilla as the sound of a Royal Salute was fired from the Home Park and the Tower of London. — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 25 Oct. 2026

At the time, a former town employee who had been fired was pleading his case to the council, according to WPVI. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2026

But near its endpoint at Porte de Vincennes, some protesters threw projectiles while police fired volleys of tear gas and used water cannons to disperse people. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2026

And as the most recent press secretary found out, you can be fired from the position just as quickly as you were hired. — Chandelis Duster, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026

Cops rushed to the scene after getting a 911 call reporting shots fired. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026