Synonyms for dismissal
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Noun
1. Termination
termination, discharge, sacking, removal, firing, sack informal, release, liberation, dismission, bounce slang
Other
deposition, pink slip, heave-ho informal
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of sending someone away.
Forms
- Plural
- dismissals → terminations, discharges, sackings, removals…
Example sentences
- removal Early removal of the placenta is very dangerous.
- firing The police dispersed the crowd by firing tear gas.
- termination Tom sued his employer for wrongful termination.
- sacking Tom was hopping mad when he was notified of his sacking by email.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dismissal | falling | |
| removal | falling | |
| firing | steady | |
| termination | falling | |
| sacking | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- sack1
- 6 letters
- firing2, bounce1
- 7 letters
- release2, removal3, sacking2
- 9 letters
- discharge2
- 10 letters
- liberation4, deposition4, dismission
- 11 letters
- termination4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (firing2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- limogeage