Synonyms of layoffs

layoffs

noun

plural of layoff

1

as in dismissals

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

even senior employees lost their jobs in the massive layoff

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• callbacks
• rehires
• recalls
• reemployments

2

as in winters

a period of often involuntary inactivity or idleness

after such a long layoff the boxer badly needed to get back into shape

Synonyms & Similar Words

• winters
• downtimes
• lulls
• breaks
• interruptions
• pauses
• time-outs
• suspensions
• recesses
• breaths
• breathers
• latencies
• doldrums
• suspenses
• dormancies
• quiescences
• abeyances

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of layoffs

Privately, even with layoffs looming once the companies are merged, the ambitious Democrats were wobbly kneed in this corporate game of chicken that MAGA-friendly Ellison would leave them holding the bag jut before the midterms. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

The team’s cost-cutting measures, which included more than 400 layoffs, helped the club post a $30 million operating profit, versus a loss of $24 million in the year prior. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026

That is not a blanket promise against layoffs, and any agreed upon coverage, exceptions, processes, and remedies remain largely unclear. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026

Automakers are also grappling with certain skilled labor shortages and an aging human workforce—although the push to deploy more robots and AI has generated backlash from labor unions concerned about layoffs and pressure on worker compensation. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026

Despite such justifications, these cuts, closures and layoffs have caused morale to plummet at Goddard, some current workers say, and have left management increasingly disconnected from the research center’s day-to-day operations. — Eric Niiler, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026

That equipment ultimately failed to lure back shoppers and the company conducted another round of layoffs at the beginning of the year. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

Today’s Xbox layoffs are also part of a larger reorganization of Xbox today. — Tom Warren, The Verge, 22 Sep. 2026

Amid layoffs, corporate restructuring, and role expansion (as employees try to keep up with AI outputs), your workforce is feeling stressed out. — Mallory McCord, Harvard Business Review, 17 Sep. 2026