Thesaurus
To save this word, you'll need to log in.
plural of furlough
Synonyms & Antonyms of furloughs
(Entry 1 of 2)
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 for furloughs
- axes,
- discharges,
- dismissals,
- layoffs,
- redundancies
- [chiefly British]
Words Related to furloughs
Near Antonyms for furloughs
furloughs
verbpresent tense third-person singular of furlough
Synonyms & Antonyms of furloughs (Entry 2 of 2)
1
as in downsizes, trims
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for furloughs
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for furloughs
2
as in truants, goldbricks
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for furloughs
- bums,
- chills,
- dallies,
- dawdles,
- dillydallies,
- drones,
- footles,
- goofs (off),
- hacks (around),
- hangs (around or out),
- hangs about
- [British],
- idles,
- kicks around,
- kicks back,
- lazes,
- lazies,
- loafs,
- lolls,
- lounges,
- vegges out
- (or veges out)
- fiddles (around),
- fools,
- messes,
- monkeys,
- mucks,
- piddles,
- plays,
- potters (around),
- putters (around),
- trifles
- dozes,
- estivates
- (or aestivates),
- hibernates
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for furloughs
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on furloughs
What made you want to look up furloughs? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Dog Words Quiz
- Which of the following animals has a dog in its etymology?
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridgedWords at Play
Ask the Editors
Share furloughs