Synonyms of retrenched

retrenched

verb

past tense of retrench

as in reduced

formal to change the way things are done in order to spend less money

When the economy slowed, the company was forced to retrench.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduced
• slashed
• cut
• shrunk
• shrank
• decreased
• dropped
• pared
• curtailed
• contracted
• downsized
• truncated
• shortened
• pruned
• diminished
• cut down
• depleted
• docked
• whittled
• dwindled
• nicked
• trimmed
• cut back
• clipped
• abridged
• abbreviated
• cropped
• dented
• lessened
• eased
• lowered
• abated
• constricted
• modified
• knocked down
• compressed
• condensed
• downscaled
• deflated
• de-escalated
• minimized
• qualified
• moderated
• modulated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• swelled
• extended
• prolonged
• inflated
• lengthened
• supplemented
• dilated
• protracted
• distended
• elongated
• added (to)
• blew up
• intensified
• complemented
• enhanced
• increased
• heightened
• expanded
• redoubled
• enlarged
• augmented
• raised
• amplified
• escalated
• boosted
• aggrandized