Synonyms of downsize

downsize

verb

ˈdau̇n-ˌsīz 

as in to reduce

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

the company downsized its overseas operations in an attempt to cut costs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduce
• decrease
• lower
• deplete
• ease
• diminish
• minimize
• cut
• dwindle
• slash
• downscale
• lessen
• dent
• abate
• compress
• knock down
• drop
• shrink
• pare
• retrench
• trim
• shorten
• de-escalate
• curtail
• condense
• prune
• truncate
• cut down
• modify
• constrict
• cut back
• contract
• whittle
• crop
• dock
• abbreviate
• deflate
• abridge
• modulate
• nick
• clip
• qualify
• moderate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increase
• expand
• enlarge
• augment
• raise
• boost
• amplify
• escalate
• extend
• inflate
• swell
• blow up
• prolong
• add (to)
• lengthen
• dilate
• supplement
• complement
• elongate
• enhance
• aggrandize
• intensify
• distend
• heighten
• protract
• redouble

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of downsize

Empty nesters looking to downsize can't find an affordable place to go, and longtime homeowners are reluctant to move at all, given current high mortgage rates. — Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026

Sure, the company was going to lay off 1,000 employees, downsizing its product, tech, and legal departments, and was ousting its chief content officer, film chairman, and film vice president. — Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026

John Krasinski and Emily Blunt appear to have downsized their Brooklyn Heights suite of apartments. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 Oct. 2026

The primary market is adults who want to downsize large one-family houses and relocate to a home expressly designed for seniors. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026