Synonyms for sacking
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Cheap rough cloth such as would be used to make bags (sacks).
The farmer grabbed a handful of sacking and rubbed down the cow.
Forms
- Plural
- sackings → dismissals, firings, releases, discharges…
Example sentences
- release It's impossible to release his foot from the trap.
- firing The police dispersed the crowd by firing tear gas.
- liberation Algeria suffered a lot during the liberation war.
- dismissal This horrible mistake led to Tom's conclusive dismissal.
- redundancy Tom wasn't eligible for redundancy payment.
- bagging There is an unexpected item in the bagging area.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sacking | steady | |
| release | steady | |
| firing | steady | |
| liberation | falling | |
| dismissal | falling | |
| redundancy | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- firing2
- 7 letters
- release2, bagging2
- 9 letters
- discharge2, dismissal3
- 10 letters
- liberation4, redundancy4, dismission
- 11 letters
- depredation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (firing2 = 2 syllables).