fired
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fired
- /ˈfaɪ̯əd/ UK
- /ˈfaɪ̯ɚd/ US
- /ˈfaɪ̯ɹ̩d/ US
Rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)d
adjective
- dismissed, terminated from employment.
- Heated in a furnace, kiln, etc., to become permanently hardened.
verb
- simple past and past participle of fire
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: unemployed, laid-off, discharged, dismissed, pink-slipped, dismiss, terminated, releasing, gone, separation, removed, out, dropped, returned, separated, separating
Translations
Talk about this word "fired." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fired. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fired. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fired "fired." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fired.Cite this
@misc{fired_2026,
title = {fired},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fired},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
