Synonyms of furloughs

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furloughs 1 of 2

noun

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rehires
• callbacks
• reemployments
• recalls
• re-employments

• rehires
• callbacks
• reemployments
• recalls
• re-employments

furloughs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of furlough

1

as in downsizes

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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2

as in truants

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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