Synonyms of muster out

muster out

verb

as in to sack

to let go from office, service, or employment

mustered out of the army at the end of the war

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sack
• remove
• dismiss
• fire
• retire
• can
• release
• turn off
• terminate
• ax
• lay off
• show (someone) the door
• discharge
• send packing
• bounce
• excess
• pink-slip
• cashier
• kick out
• downsize
• drum (out)
• chuck (out)
• throw out
• boot (out)
• trim
• unseat
• separate
• furlough

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• take on
• sign (up or on)
• employ
• retain
• engage
• hire
• keep
• contract
• recruit
• reemploy
• rehire
• subcontract

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of muster out

He was stationed in Chelsea to muster out and pay the people leaving the Navy for about a year. — Katherine Gregg, The Providence Journal, 4 May 2026

James Byrne was mustered out of the Army in 1866. — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Dec. 2025

After mustering out of the Army, Smith and others worked their way north and east to Utah, where other LDS members had settled. — Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2025

The Arkansas Mounted Rifles saw little service after the Battle of Buena Vista and were mustered out in June. — Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025

So did General Saxton, who was peremptorily mustered out of service. — Brenda Wineapple, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025

Army veteran Christopher DeSanto served in Iraq, mustered out with physical and emotional issues, and became addicted to opiates prescribed by a doctor. — Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 13 Oct. 2024