Synonyms for
Discharged
Definition
to release or allow someone or something to leave or go away
Synonyms & similar words
complete
eject
free
charge
acquit
dispatch
convict
expel
assoil
putdown
dropoff
enlist
fired
exonerate
setdown
fire
release
laidoff
unload
gooff
exhaust
clear
dismissed
drop
fill
released
dismissed
fired
ejected
expelled
liberated
freed
dropped
forgiven
pardoned
excused
cleared
acquitted
exonerated
absolved
vindicated
atoned
compensated
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- discharged from hospital
- discharged from duty
- discharged from service
- discharged from the military
- discharged from prison
- discharged from bankruptcy
- discharged from liability
Word family
Usage note
Can refer to being released from a place (hospital, prison), relieved of a duty, or the act of releasing something (like a fluid or electricity).
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Example sentences
- The hospital discharged my grandma after her surgery.
- The soldier was discharged from the army.
- The teacher discharged the students for the day.
- The judge discharged the jury from the case.
- The athlete was discharged from the team for breaking the rules.
Quotes
I was discharged from the Marines with a 20% disability rating and a lot of pride for my country.
The greatest things ever done on Earth have been done little by little, with patient and steady effort. That's the way to get things done and the way to beat discharging in all lines of work.
The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.