Synonyms for sack
sæk

Princeton's WordNet(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. sack, poke, paper bag, carrier bag(noun)

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

   Synonyms:
   pocket, paper bag, lagger, firing, thrust, scoke, release, carrier bag, jab, poke, sacking, laggard, lick, chemise, clout, drone, sacque, hammock, trailer, slug, dismissal, punch, jabbing, pigeon berry, liberation, biff, sac, dawdler, shift, pouch, dismission, thrusting, discharge, poking, garget, sackful

2. pouch, sac, sack, pocket(noun)

   an enclosed space

   "the trapped miners found a pocket of air"

   Synonyms:
   dismissal, firing, hammock, sackful, air pocket, dismission, scoop, carrier bag, pouch, chemise, discharge, release, sac, sacking, paper bag, shift, sacque, pocket, air hole, theca, liberation, poke

3. sack, sackful(noun)

   the quantity contained in a sack

   Synonyms:
   dismissal, firing, pocket, hammock, dismission, carrier bag, pouch, chemise, discharge, liberation, release, sac, sacking, paper bag, shift, sacque, sackful, poke

4. sack(noun)

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

   Synonyms:
   dismissal, firing, pocket, hammock, dismission, carrier bag, pouch, chemise, discharge, liberation, release, sac, sacking, paper bag, shift, sacque, sackful, poke

5. sack, sacque(noun)

   a woman's full loose hiplength jacket

   Synonyms:
   dismissal, firing, pocket, hammock, dismission, carrier bag, pouch, chemise, discharge, liberation, release, sac, sacking, paper bag, shift, sacque, sackful, poke

6. hammock, sack(noun)

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

   Synonyms:
   dismissal, liberation, mound, hammock, sackful, hummock, dismission, pouch, carrier bag, knoll, chemise, discharge, release, sac, sacking, paper bag, shift, hillock, sacque, pocket, firing, poke

7. chemise, sack, shift(noun)

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

   Synonyms:
   pocket, paper bag, firing, liberation, duty period, shift key, release, transmutation, carrier bag, poke, sacking, displacement, faulting, chemise, switch, geological fault, teddy, sacque, shifting, hammock, break, shimmy, dismissal, sac, fault, shift, fracture, pouch, switching, discharge, work shift, dismission, transformation, slip, sackful

8. sack(noun)

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

   "the sack of Rome"

   Synonyms:
   dismissal, firing, pocket, hammock, dismission, carrier bag, pouch, chemise, discharge, liberation, release, sac, sacking, paper bag, shift, sacque, sackful, poke

9. dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking(verb)

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

   Synonyms:
   lighting, paper bag, electric discharge, firing, outpouring, pink slip, liberation, spark, judgement of dismissal, spillage, release, run, freeing, carrier bag, spill, kindling, sacking, electric arc, chemise, fire, emission, sacque, tone ending, poke, hammock, firing off, departure, arc, dismissal, press release, expelling, outlet, expiration, waiver, button, exit, judgment of dismissal, sac, pocket, shift, bagging, loss, inflammation, going, discharge, venting, pouch, handout, vent, dismission, acquittance, ignition, passing, sackful

10. sack, plunder(verb)

    plunder (a town) after capture

    "the barbarians sacked Rome"

    Synonyms:
    ransack, send away, spoil, violate, foray, pillage, reave, give notice, sack up, clear, give the sack, force out, rifle, dismiss, displace, can, rape, despoil, strip, net, loot, terminate, plunder, give the axe, fire

11. displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate(verb)

    terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

    "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

    Synonyms:
    throw out, kindle, notify, depose, advise, gouge, go off, give the axe, burn, tin, can, apprize, rout out, plunder, enkindle, give the sack, put up, end, give the bounce, evict, elicit, discount, finish, move, fire, stop, arouse, drive out, crowd out, brush off, squeeze out, give notice, open fire, usher out, displace, send packing, send word, apprise, dissolve, push aside, dismiss, give the gate, raise, clear, ignore, provoke, sack up, burn down, cease, squirt, rouse, brush aside, discharge, evoke, fuel, force out, preempt, eject, terminate, disregard, drop, send away, net

12. net, sack, sack up, clear(verb)

    make as a net profit

    "The company cleared $1 million"

    Synonyms:
    discharge, earn, net, elucidate, pull in, bring in, give the axe, pass, web, assoil, can, plunder, shed light on, take in, give the sack, illuminate, light up, acquit, solve, make, fire, crystallise, realize, sack up, gain, give notice, displace, exculpate, unclutter, dismiss, crystalise, exonerate, crystalize, brighten, authorise, realise, crystallize, clear up, enlighten, nett, straighten out, force out, top, clear, sort out, terminate, send away, authorize

13. sack(verb)

    put in a sack

    "The grocer sacked the onions"

    Synonyms:
    terminate, displace, give the axe, fire, can, dismiss, give notice, net, force out, send away, give the sack, sack up, clear, plunder

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. sack

   Synonyms:
   plunder, pillage, ravage, waste, spoil

   Antonyms:
   spare, indemnify, protect, preserve

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. sack(n.)

   Synonyms:
   bag, pouch

2. sack(n.)

   Synonyms:
   spoliation, destruction, desolation, devastation, havoc, waste, ravage

3. sack(n.)

   Synonyms:
   sherry, sherry wine

4. sack(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   ravage, despoil, devastate, spoil, destroy, plunder, pillage, rifle, ransack, lay waste, take by storm

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   bag, purse, pile, sac, bed, dismiss, odss, backpack, handbag, vandalize

How to pronounce sack?See more »

Alex

US English

Daniel

British

Karen

Australian

Veena

Indian

How to say sack in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

Images & Illustrations of sack