DOWNSIZES Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

downsizes

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present tense third-person singular of downsize

as in reduces

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent the company downsized its overseas operations in an attempt to cut costs

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Recent Examples of downsizes The movie follows Lee Byung-hun (Squid Game) as Yoo Man-su, a man who is fired from his job at a paper manufacturing company after an American company buys out his company and downsizes. —

Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026 His loving, pragmatic wife, Mi-ri (Son Ye-jin), gamely downsizes their middle-class life to fit their new reality — but her resoluteness only exacerbates his despair. —

Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025

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Congress should invest in technology, innovation and infrastructure that reduces wildfire risk, protects water supply and develops cleaner energy that works for California families.

— Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
Also, reusing local rubble reduces the carbon emissions from transporting heavy sand and gravel across long distances.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026