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

The district could be forced into hiring freezes, spending restrictions, furloughs, program reductions or massive midyear layoffs after students have already formed relationships with their teachers and support staff. — Angel Gutierrez, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Police, firefighters, paramedics, and 911 employees are exempt from the furloughs. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 30 June 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

No layoffs or furloughs are planned and vendors will be paid. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026

No employee layoffs or furloughs are planned and vendors will be paid on schedule, according to QVC Group. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026