discharge

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of DISCHARGE

a directed propelling of a missile by a firearm or artillery piece <the thunderous discharge of the cannons>

Synonyms blasting, discharge, firing

Related Words potshot; barrage, blitz, blitzkrieg, bombardment, broadside, burst, cannonade, drumfire, fusillade, hail, salvo, shower, storm, volley

a freeing from an obligation or responsibility <a full discharge from responsibility for the accident>

Synonyms delivery, discharge, quietus, quittance

Related Words dispensation, exemption, immunity, waiver

the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily <she was resentful over what she felt was a wrongful discharge>

Synonyms ax (or axe), discharge, dismissal, furlough, redundancy [chiefly British]

Related Words pink slip; bird [chiefly British], boot, bum's rush, downsizing, firing, heave-ho, sack; closing, shutdown; shakeout, shake-up

Near Antonyms callback, recall, reemployment, rehire, rehiring

the doing of an action <aided in the discharge of his duties by a capable assistant>

Synonyms accomplishment, achievement, discharge, enactment, execution, fulfillment (or fulfilment), implementation, performance, perpetration, prosecution, pursuance

Related Words dispatch, expedition; administration, direction, handling, management; application, operation, practice (also practise)

Antonyms nonfulfillment, nonperformance

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