Synonyms for Give the ax:

• v.

  •dismiss (verb)
  • depone,
  • give walking papers,
  • disqualify,
  • give the heave-ho,
  • bump,
  • Disfrock,
  • shut out,
  • give notice to,
  • give warning,
  • fire,
  • discharge,
  • can,
  • pink-slip,
  • impeach,
  • let go,
  • kick out,
  • ax,
  • recall,
  • deselect,
  • cashier,
  • pension,
  • put away,
  • retire,
  • bounce,
  • boot,
  • turn away,
  • send packing,
  • displace,
  • terminate,
  • unfrock,
  • depose,
  • Disemploy,
  • suspend,
  • sack,
  • give the gate,
  • shelve,
  • oust,
  • let out,
  • lay off,
  • boot out,
  • furlough,
  • drop,
  • unseat,
  • wash out.
  •pink-slip (verb)
  • show someone the door,
  • give someone the gate,
  • give someone the pink slip,
  • give someone the ax.
  •remove from job, responsibility (verb)
  • dismiss.

• Other synonyms:

  •dismiss
  • turned away,
  • turns away,
  • letting go,
  • washing out,
  • washed out,
  • defrocked,
  • letting out,
  • give the heave ho,
  • defrocking,
  • Pensioning,
  • turning away,
  • deselecting,
  • Furloughed,
  • unfrocking,
  • lets go,
  • Furloughing,
  • washes out,
  • give heave-ho,
  • Pensioned,
  • Shelving,
  • booting out,
  • unfrocked.

Antonyms for Give the ax:

• v.

  • dismiss
    hold, welcome, preserve, keep, begin, hire, DO, appoint, accept, secure, employ, engage, maintain.