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FIRINGS Synonyms

There are 20 synonyms of the word firings. (exact relations)
There are 16 hypernyms of the word firings. (close relations)
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cutbacks
nounn
noun

• a reduction in quantity or rate

dismissals
nounn
noun

• a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial

• official notice that you have been fired from your job

• permission to go; the sending away of someone

• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

expulsions
nounn
noun

• the act of forcing out someone or something

• squeezing out by applying pressure

• the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting

layoffs
nounn
noun

• the act of laying off an employee or a work force

redundancies
nounn
noun

• repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission

• the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded

• (electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails

• repetition of an act needlessly

sackings
nounn
noun

• coarse fabric used for bags or sacks

• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

terminations
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a coming to an end of a contract period

• a place where something ends or is complete

• something that results

• the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)

• the act of ending something

discharge
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the sudden giving off of energy

• the act of venting

• a substance that is emitted or released

• any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body

• electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

• the pouring forth of a fluid

• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

• a formal written statement of relinquishment

• the act of discharging a gun

verb

• complete or carry out

• pour forth or release

• free from obligations or duties

• remove the charge from

• go off or discharge

• pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

• eliminate (a substance)

• remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave

• cause to go off

• release from military service

• become empty or void of its content

dismissal
nounn
noun

• a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial

• official notice that you have been fired from your job

• permission to go; the sending away of someone

• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

dismission
nounn
noun

• official notice that you have been fired from your job

• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

fire
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the event of something burning (often destructive)

• the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

• the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke

• a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning

• once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour bile

• feelings of great warmth and intensity

• fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking

• a severe trial

• intense adverse criticism

verb

• start firing a weapon

• cause to go off

• bake in a kiln so as to harden

• terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

• go off or discharge

• drive out or away by or as if by fire

• call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

• destroy by fire

• provide with fuel

• generate an electrical impulse

• become ignited

• start or maintain a fire in

ignition
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the process of initiating combustion or catching fire

• the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine

• the act of setting something on fire

inflammation
nounn
noun

• a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat

• the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up

• arousal to violent emotion

• the act of setting something on fire

kindling
nounn
noun

• material for starting a fire

• the act of setting something on fire

liberation
nounn
noun

• the act of liberating someone or something

• the attempt to achieve equal rights or status

• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

lighting
nounn
noun

• having abundant light or illumination

• apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film

• the craft of providing artificial light

• the act of setting something on fire

release
verb, nounv, n
noun

• merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)

• the act of liberating someone or something

• a process that liberates or discharges something

• an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

• euphemistic expressions for death

• a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation

• a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism

• activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion

• the act of allowing a fluid to escape

• a formal written statement of relinquishment

• (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone

verb

• release, as from one's grip

• grant freedom to; free from confinement

• let (something) fall or spill from a container

• prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

• eliminate (a substance)

• generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids

• make (information) available for publication

• part with a possession or right

• release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

• make (assets) available

sack
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

• an enclosed space

• the quantity contained in a sack

• any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)

• a woman's full loose hiplength jacket

• a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily

• a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

• the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter

• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

verb

• plunder (a town) after capture

• terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

• make as a net profit

• put in a sack

sacking
verb, nounv, n
noun

• coarse fabric used for bags or sacks

• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

firing off
verbv
noun

• the act of discharging a gun

Best Hypernyms For FIRINGS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for firings, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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attack burning combustion conclusion ending onrush onset onslaught shooting shot termination dismissals expulsions layoffs redundancies terminations

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