Synonyms of downsizing

downsizing 1 of 2

noun

as in firing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• firing
• closing
• boot
• layoff
• sack
• shutdown
• pink slip
• bum's rush
• dismissal
• heave-ho
• bird
• furlough
• redundancy
• shakeout
• shake-up
• ax
• discharge
• axe

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reemployment
• recall
• rehiring
• callback
• rehire

• reemployment
• recall
• rehiring
• callback
• rehire

downsizing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of downsize

as in reducing

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reducing
• decreasing
• diminishing
• depleting
• lowering
• downscaling
• minimizing
• cutting
• dwindling
• slashing
• easing
• shrinking
• lessening
• trimming
• denting
• dropping
• compressing
• retrenching
• contracting
• abating
• knocking down
• pruning
• condensing
• paring
• de-escalating
• shortening
• cropping
• curtailing
• truncating
• modifying
• clipping
• cutting down
• constricting
• abbreviating
• deflating
• whittling
• cutting back
• docking
• nicking
• modulating
• abridging
• moderating
• qualifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increasing
• expanding
• enlarging
• augmenting
• escalating
• boosting
• raising
• amplifying
• swelling
• lengthening
• inflating
• extending
• prolonging
• supplementing
• adding (to)
• enhancing
• intensifying
• complementing
• dilating
• blowing up
• aggrandizing
• distending
• elongating
• heightening
• protracting
• redoubling

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• increasing
• expanding
• enlarging
• augmenting
• escalating
• boosting
• raising
• amplifying
• swelling
• lengthening
• inflating
• extending
• prolonging
• supplementing
• adding (to)
• enhancing
• intensifying
• complementing
• dilating
• blowing up
• aggrandizing
• distending
• elongating
• heightening
• protracting
• redoubling

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