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downscale

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of downscale

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

the poor economy forced the plant to downscale production

Synonyms of downscale

abate, de-escalate, decrease, dent, deplete, diminish, downsize, drop, dwindle, ease, knock down, lessen, lower, reduce

Words Related to downscale

compress, condense, constrict, contract

abbreviate, abridge, clip, crop, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, dock, nick, pare, prune, retrench, shorten, slash, trim, truncate, whittle

deflate, shrink

moderate, modify, modulate, qualify

Near Antonyms of downscale

blow up, dilate, distend, inflate, swell

elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract

add (to), complement, supplement

enhance, heighten, intensify

Antonyms of downscale

aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, enlarge, escalate, expand, increase, raise

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