Synonyms of downsized

downsized

verb

past tense of downsize

as in reduced

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduced
• decreased
• depleted
• diminished
• lowered
• eased
• dwindled
• slashed
• downscaled
• minimized
• dented
• lessened
• cut
• compressed
• dropped
• abated
• knocked down
• shortened
• retrenched
• shrank
• trimmed
• condensed
• pared
• de-escalated
• curtailed
• contracted
• truncated
• pruned
• constricted
• cropped
• modified
• cut down
• abbreviated
• clipped
• whittled
• abridged
• docked
• deflated
• nicked
• cut back
• modulated
• moderated
• qualified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increased
• expanded
• enlarged
• augmented
• amplified
• raised
• boosted
• escalated
• inflated
• swelled
• extended
• lengthened
• distended
• prolonged
• dilated
• supplemented
• elongated
• blew up
• added (to)
• aggrandized
• protracted
• complemented
• enhanced
• intensified
• heightened
• redoubled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of downsized

Scientific priorities evolve, platforms are discontinued, and departments that were expanding one year may be downsized the next, not because the people failed, but because business priorities changed. — Bill Holodnak, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

The new team’s work was already visible during a visit to the New York City flagship on Madison Avenue, which had been downsized several years ago and now has around 15,000 square feet of selling space. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

The 11-day, summertime Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises began Monday morning as scheduled and it wasn’t known which parts of the training were being downsized. — Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

Ada County’s largest roundabout was recently downsized after highway officials observed that certain types of crashes were on the rise. — Rose Evans august 16, Idaho Statesman, 16 Aug. 2026

While those plans have since been downsized, revised and delayed, Stellantis reiterated its commitment Friday to support Belvidere-area auto employees waiting to get back to work. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Mathon downsized that proposal, and in late June asked to rezone just 98 acres for multifamily development, while dividing the rest of the acreage — much of it with wetlands — between traditional housing and industrial park zones. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026

In last November’s constitutional amendment election, the county downsized the number of polling locations, citing cost reductions and low turnout in odd year elections. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026

The ocean’s abundance had been dramatically diminished, but few recreational fishermen noticed; their expectations had been downsized, too. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026