Synonyms of furlough

furlough 1 of 2

noun

as in dismissal

the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily

the landscaping company usually has to put most of its personnel on furlough during the extremely slow winter months

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reemployment
• recall
• callback
• rehiring
• rehire

furlough

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to excess

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excess
• lay off
• axe
• ax
• sack
• retire
• downsize
• pink-slip
• trim
• can
• dismiss
• terminate
• remove
• discharge
• release
• chuck (out)
• turn off
• muster out
• cashier
• fire
• boot (out)
• kick out
• bounce
• throw out
• unseat
• drum (out)
• separate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• employ
• hire
• retain
• engage
• sign (up or on)
• take on
• keep
• contract
• rehire
• reemploy
• recruit
• subcontract

2

as in to bum

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bum
• malinger
• idle
• truant
• goldbrick
• lazy
• goof (off)
• loaf
• hang (around or out)
• kick back
• dawdle
• lounge
• hack (around)
• hang about
• drone
• monkey
• veg out
• trifle
• mess
• hibernate
• dillydally
• fiddle (around)
• laze
• estivate
• chill
• rest
• footle
• kick around
• muck
• potter (around)
• loll
• piddle
• fool
• lag
• putter (around)
• linger
• dally
• doze
• loiter
• relax
• stroll
• play
• tarry
• aestivate
• saunter
• mosey
• amble
• feign
• swan
• poke
• deceive
• fake

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• work
• labor
• slave
• toil
• plow
• grind
• hustle
• plug
• sweat
• apply
• buckle (down)
• plod
• grub
• hump
• travail
• drudge
• peg
• put out
• exert
• moil