SACKED Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

sacked 1 of 2

verb (1)

past tense of sack

as in dismissed

to let go from office, service, or employment he was sacked for showing up late once too often

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verb (2)

past tense of sack

as in plundered

to search through with the intent of committing robbery thieves sacked the house in search of the diamond necklace

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Throw out the Fresno State shutout, since that feels a bit like an aberration at this point, and the Trojans have only sacked the quarterback three times in their other four games. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026 Dak gets sacked on the latter, and Dallas has to settle for three. — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2026 Jackson Sharman passed for 221 yards for Sac State and was sacked four times. — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026 The Bengals reached Pittsburgh territory, but Burrow fumbled after being sacked by defensive tackle Derrick Harmon. — CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026 Cleveland got the ball on the Panthers 47 after Graham sacked Young. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 He was sacked on the final play of the game by Dallas Turner to end a potential game-winning touchdown throw. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026 When West Virginia defensive back Geimere Latimer sacked Pribula, the game was all but over. — Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2026 However, the Packers had protection issues against the Vikings, and Love was sacked four times in the 17-point loss. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026

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In exchange, prosecutors dismissed two counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child and obstruction of justice, per KSL.

— Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
Kennedy last year dismissed the committee and replaced it with a group that included several anti-vaccine voices.

— Mike Stobbe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of dismissed

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In the sixties, artists such as Roy Lichtenstein and Peter Saul had plundered lowbrow visual culture for elemental materials.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
The class-action deal covers relatives of people who donated bodies between January 2018 and March 2023, amid uncertainty over which cadavers Lodge plundered before cremation or return to families.

— Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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Abascal was removed from the building on a stretcher and placed in an ambulance before she was driven away from the neighborhood.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
Since production has never been transparent about exactly what went down during her surgery, Kari has only her blurry memory combined with the accounts of cameramen who were in the operating room documenting it — until they were removed.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

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The house’s lawyers maintained in court that the heirs’ consent was gained through Mondex Corporation, which specializes in the recovery of art and other assets looted during World War II, reports TAN.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Last year, the museum returned fragments of a silk manuscript from China that dated to more than 2,000 years ago and had been looted from a tomb.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of looted

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The attackers fired at patrons outside the bar before moving inside and continuing to shoot.

— Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
There are more than 34,000 bakers across France churning out around 6 billion baguettes each year, according to the national federation of bakeries and patisseries, which says that about one quarter of them use oil- or gas-fired ovens.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of fired

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But Nolan also throws a meditative new wrinkle into the story, as Odysseus comes to grips with his role in the Trojan War, leading the charge as his men raped, murdered and pillaged in his name.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 18 July 2026
For decades, tomb raiders have pillaged sites across the country, selling them on the black market.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 June 2026

Definition of pillaged

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Mark Swed — the last full-time classical music critic at a major American newspaper — has retired.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
For the tequila, the celebs decided to work with master distiller Julio Cova, who previously worked for Casa Cuervo and retired in 2025.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of retired

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Eleven current and former Ford Heights officials are facing 79 felony charges after investigators raided the Village Hall on Thursday to execute a search warrant.

— Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Metro Narcotics agents on Thursday raided the Puffs Vape, Tobacco and Beer Store, located on the 100 block of Heritage Drive in Oxford, officials said.

— Anthony Cusumano, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2026

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