Need another word that means the same as “fired”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “fired” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Fired” are: discharged, dismissed, laid-off, pink-slipped
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “fired” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| discharged | Having lost your job. |
| dismissed | Having lost your job. |
| laid-off | Having lost your job. |
| pink-slipped | Having lost your job. |
| ablaze | Very brightly coloured or lighted. Forests set ablaze or afire by lightning. |
| afire | Lighted up by or as by fire or flame. Forests set ablaze or afire by lightning. |
| aflame | Lighted up by or as by fire or flame. Pour brandy over the steaks and then set aflame. |
| alight | Descend from a train, bus, or other form of transport. Candles alight on the tables. |
| blaze | Indicate by marking trees with blazes. He blazed a drive into the rough. |
| burn | Burn sear or freeze tissue using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent. The diesel engine was converted to burn natural gas. |
| burning | The act of burning something. The burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance. |
| cinder | Waste matter produced by smelting or refining ore; slag. A cold hearth full of cinders. |
| combust | Undergo combustion. One day the whole building will combust. |
| combustible | A combustible substance. A volatile and combustible personality. |
| combustion | The process of burning something. Combustion grew until revolt was unavoidable. |
| douse | Dip into a liquid. Nothing could douse her sudden euphoria. |
| erupt | Erupt or intensify suddenly. Smoke bombs erupted everywhere. |
| extinguish | Extinguish by crushing. Too big to be extinguished at once the forest fires at best could be contained. |
| fiery | Characterized by intense emotion. A fiery desert wind. |
| firefighter | A member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires. |
| flame | A brilliant orange red colour like that of flames. Send out an unsolicited email and you could possibly receive thousands of flames. |
| flaming | Very hot. Her flaming hair. |
| flammable | Easily ignited. The use of highly flammable materials. |
| flare | Become flared and widen usually at one end. The dress flared out into a huge train. |
| igneous | Of fire; fiery. An igneous desert atmosphere. |
| ignite | Arouse or inflame (an emotion or situation. The words ignited new fury in him. |
| incinerate | Cause to undergo combustion. The paper incinerated quickly. |
| lava | Rock that in its molten form as magma issues from volcanos lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface. Tablelands of lava. |
| pyrotechnic | Suggestive of fireworks. A pyrotechnic wit. |
| smolder | Have strong suppressed feelings. A smoldering fire. |
| smoulder | Smoke coming from a smouldering fire. The smoulder suddenly became a blaze. |
| stoke | Encourage or incite (a strong emotion or tendency. He stoked up the barbecue. |
| volcanic | (of a feeling or emotion) bursting out or liable to burst out violently. A volcanic temper. |
| volcano | A mountain formed by volcanic material. Clare had been building up a silent volcano of resentment. |
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