DISMISSAL Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

dismissal

noun

dis-ˈmi-səl

Definition of dismissal

as in firing

the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily numerous dismissals from the company during the economic slump

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Recent Examples of dismissal In that five-year period, Lord’s ranks 16th out of the 18 regular County Championship venues for batting average, and 17th for dismissal rate. — Ben Jones aug. 26, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Later that evening, the Star-Telegram reported that the dismissal came after an altercation in the locker room five days earlier. — Jim Barnes august 26, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026 For some families, the inconvenience of an early dismissal is outweighed by the benefits of keeping children out of hot classrooms. — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 This summer, acourt in the Chinese city of Guangzhou sided with a graphics designer who was replaced by AI, ruling his dismissal was unlawful. — Jennifer Pak, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dismissal

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Noun

Training units would not need to replace the complete launch pod after every firing cycle.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Among other requests, the complaint asked the court to declare the firings unlawful under the First Amendment and the Administrative Procedures Act and bar the Pentagon from proceeding with the terminations.

— BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of firing

Noun

Former employees said Monday was coincidentally the day their layoffs from the hospital became official after months of furlough.

— Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
In fact, furlough transfers where minimum security inmates transfer from prison to prison are routine, allowing inmates the opportunity to catch their own ride to their next destination.

— Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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The layoffs come as Ellison has been quietly rebuilding her business after several years of near-dormancy.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
The move was not unexpected after the upstart tour filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notice last month—a legal requirement to notify workers of potential layoffs.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 26 Aug. 2026

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