Synonyms of furloughs

furloughs 1 of 2

noun

plural of furlough

as in dismissals

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

• dismissals
• firings
• layoffs
• redundancies
• axes
• discharges
• closings
• shutdowns
• sacks
• boots
• pink slips
• birds
• shakeouts
• bum's rushes
• heave-hos
• shake-ups

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• callbacks
• rehires
• recalls
• reemployments

furloughs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of furlough

1

as in excesses

Related Words

• excesses
• lays off
• downsizes
• axes
• retires
• trims
• pink-slips
• sacks
• cans
• discharges
• turns off
• cashiers
• boots (out)
• removes
• dismisses
• fires
• kicks out
• releases
• terminates
• drums (out)
• bounces
• musters out
• chucks (out)
• throws out
• unseats
• separates

Dissimilar Words

• hires
• employs
• retains
• takes on
• signs (up or on)
• engages
• keeps
• contracts
• rehires
• recruits
• reemploys
• subcontracts

2

as in truants

Related Words

• truants
• goldbricks
• malingers
• loafs
• bums
• drones
• dillydallies
• hangs (around or out)
• kicks back
• hacks (around)
• messes
• hangs about
• goofs (off)
• monkeys
• lounges
• lazies
• potters (around)
• fools
• estivates
• putters (around)
• dawdles
• footles
• idles
• trifles
• fiddles (around)
• lazes
• dallies
• lolls
• hibernates
• chills
• lags
• kicks around
• piddles
• lingers
• mucks
• strolls
• vegges out
• loiters
• tarries
• dozes
• plays
• rests
• relaxes
• pokes
• feigns
• swans
• ambles
• moseys
• saunters
• deceives
• fakes

Dissimilar Words

• slaves
• labors
• plows
• toils
• works
• grinds
• sweats
• plugs
• pegs
• hustles
• grubs
• humps
• plods
• travails
• applies
• buckles (down)
• drudges
• moils
• exerts
• puts out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of furloughs

Noun

Layoffs, unpaid staff furloughs and school closures probably are ahead as the leaders downsize operations. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Pilots, flight attendants and other aviation workers faced pay cuts and furloughs from the decrease in flyers. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

That could mean more layoffs or other cost-cutting measures, such as furloughs or a spending freeze. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026

The savings the city will get from the unpaid worker furloughs during the first year of the deal — the new fiscal year starting July 1 — nearly covers the cost of the 2% raises and other benefits employees get that first year. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2026

The furloughs come just weeks before the museum’s annual Juneteenth celebration, as well as the third anniversary of its opening on June 27. — News Desk, Artforum, 12 June 2026

Public pressure and her deteriorating health led to releases and furloughs. — Irwin Cotler, Time, 8 May 2026

In Cambodia, worker groups spoke of furloughs, cut shifts and job losses. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2026