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downsizing

verb , present participle of downsize

Synonyms and Antonyms of downsizing

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

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

Synonyms of downsizing

abating, decreasing, de-escalating, denting, depleting, diminishing, downscaling, dropping, dwindling, easing, knocking down, lessening, lowering, reducing

Words Related to downsizing

compressing, condensing, constricting, contracting

abbreviating, abridging, clipping, cropping, curtailing, cutting, cutting back, cutting down, docking, nicking, paring, pruning, retrenching, shortening, slashing, trimming, truncating, whittling

deflating, shrinking

moderating, modifying, modulating, qualifying

Near Antonyms of downsizing

blowing up, dilating, distending, inflating, swelling

elongating, extending, lengthening, prolonging, protracting

adding (to), complementing, supplementing

enhancing, heightening, intensifying

Antonyms of downsizing

aggrandizing, amplifying, augmenting, boosting, enlarging, escalating, expanding, increasing, raising

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