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 Inspectors general often conduct informal inquiries into complaints against staffers, and many times those inquiries do not result in a full-on investigation, which can result in disciplinary action up to and including dismissal. — Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026 Ultimately, though, his dismissal was simply a subjective decision in a very subjective business. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026 Inspectors general often conduct informal inquiries into complaints against staffers and many times those inquiries do not result in a full-on investigation, which can result in disciplinary action up to and including dismissal. — Matthew Lee, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026 Right after Kavanaugh’s dismissal became public, a federal court ruled in a different case, brought by Missouri Republican congressional candidates and voters, that, since the new map was used for the primaries, it must be used in November, too. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dismissal

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Things certainly aren’t going well when your defensive coordinator’s name is emblazoned across bedsheets hanging from your school’s fraternity windows, calling for his firing.

— Noah White, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
Fear and loathing are running high as Hollywood processes Thursday’s shock firing of Bela Bajaria from her post as Netflix chief content officer.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

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According to The Hollywood Reporter, the company will partner with billionaire Charles Koch’s investment firm, Koch Equity Development, which has invested in Getty since 2018, after a restructuring that Peters says will not involve layoffs.

— News Desk, Artforum, 14 Oct. 2026
And for months, Hollywood has been bracing itself for the inevitable thousands of layoffs that will come out of the Skydance merger.

— Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026

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