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Synonyms for give notice

  • verb

Most common

fire force out send away sack notify apprise

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Fire

can, fire, force out, send away, sack, give the sack informal, dismiss, give the axe informal, terminate, displace

2. Notify

notify, apprise, send word, announce, advise

Antonyms

lay-off

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Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To announce one's intent to leave a job; to inform an employer that one is leaving.

    Did you hear that Jack gave notice today?

  2. v. 2

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see give, notice.

Related words

Other spellings
give one's notice

Choose the right word

Give Notice, Advertise, Communicate, Enunciate or Notify?

We advertise our business, communicate our intentions, enunciate our views; we notify an individual, give notice to the public.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • fire I will have to fire you if you come late so often.
  • sack All I found in the pantry was a sack of hard bread.
  • notify Is there anyone else that you'd like us to notify?

By length

3 letters
can1
4 letters
fire2, sack1
6 letters
advise2, notify3
7 letters
dismiss2, apprise2
8 letters
announce2, displace2
9 letters
terminate3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fire2 = 2 syllables).