discharged
Freed from duty
Discharged means released from an obligation, duty, or confinement.
A soldier is discharged from the military when service ends—honorably or dishonorably.
A patient is discharged from a hospital when well enough to leave.
A debtor is discharged from bankruptcy when obligations are cleared.
Discharged also describes the release of energy or matter: The gun discharged, The wound discharged pus, The battery discharged overnight.
Terminated from employment
- terminatedBrought to an end
- dismissedReleased from duty
- laid offDismissed from employment
- sackedDismissed from a job
let go · axed · canned · ousted · made redundant · downsized · given notice · shown the door
Quick liquor serving
- firedTerminated from employment
- launchedSet in motion
- detonatedCaused to explode
- triggeredCaused to activate
blast · projectile · muzzle · round · ammunition · volley · salvo · report
Emptied of resources
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
- voidedMade legally ineffective
- evacuatedWithdrew from danger
- emptiedRemoved all contents from
purged · expelled · exhausted · released · vented · pumped out · siphoned · cleared out
Declared legally innocent
- exoneratedCleared of wrongdoing
- absolvedFreed from guilt
- clearedFound not guilty
- vindicatedCleared of accusation
not guilty · pardoned · innocent · exculpated · acquittal · case dismissed · charges dropped · walk free
Released or discharged outward
- expelledOfficially removed or banished
- secretedHid or produced biologically
- exudedDischarged slowly outward
- leachedExtracted by filtering liquid
effluent · runoff · emissions · outflow · pollutant · waste · seepage · excretion
Set free from confinement
- sent homeReleased to depart
- clearedFound not guilty
- outpatientTreated without admission
- aftercarePost-procedure recovery support
follow-up · recovery · checkout · home care · convalescence · recuperation
Experienced former soldier
- demobilizedReleased from military service
- mustered outReleased from military service
- separatedPut or kept apart
- DD-214Military discharge certificate
Tiny fiery particle
- arcCurved line segment
- groundingConnecting to earth
- short circuitAccidental low-resistance path
- lightningAtmospheric electrical discharge
capacitor · electrostatic · corona · flashover · zap · shock · dissipation · earthing
fired
Terminated from employment
- terminatedBrought to an end
- dismissedReleased from duty
- laid offDismissed from employment
sacked · let go · axed · canned · ousted · made redundant · downsized · given notice · shown the door · released
shot
Quick liquor serving
triggered · blast · projectile · muzzle · round · ammunition · volley · salvo · report · recoil
drained
Emptied of resources
emptied · purged · expelled · exhausted · released · vented · pumped out · siphoned · cleared out · flushed
acquitted
Declared legally innocent
- exoneratedCleared of wrongdoing
- absolvedFreed from guilt
- clearedFound not guilty
vindicated · not guilty · pardoned · innocent · exculpated · acquittal · case dismissed · charges dropped · walk free · beat the rap
emitted
Released or discharged outward
- expelledOfficially removed or banished
- secretedHid or produced biologically
- exudedDischarged slowly outward
leached · effluent · runoff · emissions · outflow · pollutant · waste · seepage · excretion · exhalation
released
Set free from confinement
- sent homeReleased to depart
- clearedFound not guilty
- outpatientTreated without admission
aftercare · follow-up · recovery · checkout · home care · convalescence · recuperation
veteran
Experienced former soldier
- demobilizedReleased from military service
- mustered outReleased from military service
- separatedPut or kept apart
DD-214 · civilian · decommissioned · retirement · reintegration
spark
Tiny fiery particle
- arcCurved line segment
- groundingConnecting to earth
- short circuitAccidental low-resistance path
lightning · capacitor · electrostatic · corona · flashover · zap · shock · dissipation · earthing · surge
- freefree, freed, liberated, released, unchained
- battery statuscharged, charging, dead, depleted, drained
- oustedfired, axed, sacked, canned, terminated
- jury statusseated, empaneled, selected, dismissed, excused
- military statusactive duty, enlisted, retired, deployed, veteran
- Patient Typesinpatient, outpatient, acute, chronic, critical
dischargedcharged
Formally accused of crime
accused · indicted · arraigned · prosecuted · undischarged
- honorable dischargeSatisfactory military service completion
- military dischargeFormal release from service
- ear dischargeFluid exiting auditory canal
- honorably dischargedOfficially ended military service satisfactorily
- medical dischargeRelease due to illness
- discharge papersForms ending military obligation
discharge, discharging, discharges, undischarged, dischargers, discharger, dischargeable