Synonyms of sacking

sacking 1 of 3

noun

1

as in looting

Related Words

• looting
• plundering
• pillaging
• raiding
• robbery
• marauding
• depredation
• plunder
• despoliation
• piracy
• despoilment
• pirating
• privateering

2

as in dismissal

Related Words

• dismissal
• firing
• layoff
• humiliation
• debasement
• downgrade
• disrating
• demotion
• abasement
• reduction
• bump

sacking

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verb (1)

present participle of sack

as in dismissing

to let go from office, service, or employment

he was sacked for showing up late once too often

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismissing
• removing
• firing
• retiring
• releasing
• axing
• terminating
• discharging
• canning
• bouncing
• mustering out
• cashiering
• downsizing
• turning off
• showing (someone) the door
• pink-slipping
• trimming
• sending packing
• furloughing
• unseating
• laying off
• separating
• excessing
• drumming (out)
• kicking out
• booting (out)
• chucking (out)
• throwing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hiring
• employing
• retaining
• engaging
• keeping
• signing (up or on)
• taking on
• rehiring
• contracting
• recruiting
• reemploying
• subcontracting

sacking

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verb (2)

present participle of sack

as in plundering

to search through with the intent of committing robbery

thieves sacked the house in search of the diamond necklace

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plundering
• looting
• pillaging
• marauding
• raiding
• ransacking
• despoiling
• raking
• stealing (from)
• combing
• hunting
• rummaging
• breaking in
• rifling
• harrying
• ripping off
• burglarizing
• ravishing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sacking

Noun

Homer’s poem never depicts the horse and the sacking of Troy in direct action; the city’s fall is recollected only in the form of stories that glorify Greece’s soldiers. — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026

Ukrainians took to the streets Thursday to protest the sacking of the popular Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, after just six months. — Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2026

Verb

Looking toward the opposite bench after sacking the quarterback is not something that should’ve cost the Chicago Bears 15 yards and a victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2021, and yet this is a thing that happened. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 28 Aug. 2026

The museum replaced him with Sasha Suda, hiring her away from the National Gallery of Canada before sacking her following a disastrous rebrand and replacing her with Weiss, a former president of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. — News Desk, Artforum, 29 July 2026