as in dismissing
to let go from office, service, or employment
he was sacked for showing up late once too often
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
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
1
as in looting
Related Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of sacking
Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 29 July 2025
When Alexandra Kusa, the director of the country’s National Gallery, spoke in public against the sacking, she was fired too.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 July 2025
Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2025
Dallas sacking Washington’s quarterbacks six times — Daniels four times — on Sunday upped the Commanders’ allowed sacks total to 22 over the last five games.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sacking
Verb
The next year, in the wake of the Jan. 6 sacking of the Capitol and Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the election results, Democrats widened their advantage to 10 points, 52 percent to 42 percent.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 29 July 2025
When Alexandra Kusa, the director of the country’s National Gallery, spoke in public against the sacking, she was fired too.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 July 2025
Noun
He was credited with sacking Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler twice, forcing a fumble that teammate Justin Eboigble recovered at the New Orleans 33-yard line.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2025
Dallas sacking Washington’s quarterbacks six times — Daniels four times — on Sunday upped the Commanders’ allowed sacks total to 22 over the last five games.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sacking
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sacking
Noun
-
That incident unleashed rioting and looting, with the homes of political leaders—including that of the finance minister—attacked and government offices burned.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
-
Local media reported isolated looting in Jakarta and damage to several transportation facilities in Jakarta on Friday, as well as demonstrations in the major cities of Bandung and Yogyakarta.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
Wilcox challenged the dismissal.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
-
The hammer blow was last week's dismissal by the Constitutional Court of Thaksin's daughter and protege Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the sixth prime minister from or backed by the Shinawatra family to be removed by the military or judiciary.—
Panarat Thepgumpanat,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
After all, the President of the United States is a creature of corporate America, now leveraging his office to alter seemingly every aspect of business, through tariffs, firings (some driven by referrals from Pulte), appointments and novel legal theories.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
-
His firing of McEntarfer drew sharp rebuke from economists and some lawmakers.—
Erin Doherty,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Amid the pillaging of homes, Roman magistrates were likely sent to the city to prevent an anarchic type of existence, based on ancient literary sources the authors referenced in the study.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
One of Al Pacino’s finest performances of the 1970s — which, with the Godfather films and Serpico, is an absurd hot hand — is as the enigmatic, wild-eyed Sonny, a man who performs a desperate bank robbery with his partner (the late John Cazale, by turns heartbreakingly clueless and dopily funny).—
Christina Newland,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
-
Told from the point of view of Ruffalo's lawman and the everyman (Tom Pelphry) who is surprisingly leading the robberies, the drama is seriously dark but also thoughtful and addictive.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
First, the marauding, overlapping wing-backs drag markers away with decoy runs, opening up lanes for the attacking midfielders to exploit.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
The pack consists of up to 15 wolves of various ages roaming federal public land near an active cattle grazing allotment, where many of the depredation incidents took place, according the memo.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
24 Aug. 2025
-
Researchers looked at wolf abundance, the number killed in wolf hunting and by government removals, and livestock depredation in those states from 2005 to 2001, and found that the amount of livestock saved by killing a single wolf, roughly equaled 7% of a single cow.—
Nathan Rott,
NPR,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
Reparations, long proposed as the only measure proportionate to the scale of racial plunder, look increasingly like a political, economic, and legal non-starter.—
Idrees Kahloon,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
-
Well, there’s this band of down-on-their-luck pirates, see, drawn to the scent of plunder and rousing dance numbers, coming together in another Citadel outdoor summer extravaganza full of music and fun for the whole family, according to the Citadel website.—
Gina Grillo,
Chicago Tribune,
21 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Sacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacking. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share