Meaning & use
Axing
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Abruptly cutting, cancelling, or dismissing something, such as a job, program, or project.
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The network announced it was axing the show after only one season.
Management is axing dozens of positions as part of the restructuring.
A note on using this word
Axing is the present participle of the informal verb 'ax' (or 'axe'), a figurative extension of chopping something down.
Words with a similar meaning
cuttingcancelling
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Words with an opposite meaning
reinstatingrestoring
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