sack vs dismiss

dismiss vs sack

sack is a noun but dismiss is not a noun.

sack and dismiss both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sack	Yes	No	Yes	No
dismiss	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sack and dismiss are synonyms defined as:

sack and dismiss: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

Other synonyms of sack include can, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, send away, terminate.

As verbs, dismiss is a hyponym of sack; that is, dismiss is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sack:

sack: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
dismiss: stop associating with

Other hyponyms of sack include retire, pension off, clean out, furlough, lay off, squeeze out, drop, send away, send packing.

sack (noun)	dismiss (noun)
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily
a woman's full loose hiplength jacket
any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)
the quantity contained in a sack
an enclosed space

sack (verb)	dismiss (verb)
put in a sack	declare void
plunder (a town) after capture	bar from attention or consideration
make as a net profit	end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position	cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration
	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
	stop associating with

Difference between sack and dismiss

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