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canned

/kænd/verb, adjective1 syllable

Canned means: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position.

Synonyms for canned20

verb, as in terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate

verb, as in preserve in a can or tin

can, tin, put up

adjective, as in recorded for broadcast

transcribed, recorded

adjective, as in sealed in a can or jar

tinned, preserved

also used for canned

boilerplate, stock, drunk

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What does canned mean?4

verb

1

terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position“The boss fired his secretary today”

2

preserve in a can or tin“tinned foods are not very tasty”

adjective

1

recorded for broadcast“a transcribed announcement”

2

sealed in a can or jar

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with canned?27

two syllables

demandcommandexpandwithstandunmannedfirsthandunplanned

three syllables

understand

four syllables

misunderstand
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Canned in a sentence

  • If canned food has gone bad, don't consume it.Nuel
  • Bill was canned from his job last week.Swift
  • He gave me a select brand of canned goods.unknown
  • How quickly the visions of genius become the canned goods of intellectuals.darinmex
  • I'm going to the store to buy rice and canned meat.frpzzd
  • Cottage cheese and canned peaches are a delicious combination.moman
  • Do you stock things like rice and canned foods at home?urro
  • In Russia, canned salmon is readily available in stores.AlanF_US

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