Synonyms of retrenching

retrenching 1 of 2

noun

as in retrenchment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• retrenchment
• shortening
• contracting
• diminishing
• contraction
• lowering
• diminution
• shrinking
• shrinkage
• reduction
• compression
• condensing
• lessening
• constriction
• condensation
• compressing
• abatement
• decrease
• constricting
• drop
• diminishment
• falloff
• fall
• drop-off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• addition
• increase
• accumulation
• proliferation
• accumulating
• multiplication
• growth
• mushrooming
• doubling
• rise
• creep
• quadrupling
• tripling
• spread

retrenching

2 of 2

verb

present participle of retrench

as in reducing

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

• reducing
• slashing
• cutting
• shrinking
• paring
• decreasing
• dropping
• truncating
• curtailing
• contracting
• downsizing
• trimming
• diminishing
• pruning
• whittling
• shortening
• abridging
• depleting
• cutting down
• abbreviating
• dwindling
• clipping
• nicking
• denting
• lessening
• cutting back
• cropping
• modifying
• docking
• lowering
• easing
• constricting
• compressing
• condensing
• abating
• downscaling
• knocking down
• minimizing
• deflating
• de-escalating
• moderating
• qualifying
• modulating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extending
• swelling
• inflating
• prolonging
• lengthening
• dilating
• supplementing
• adding (to)
• blowing up
• complementing
• intensifying
• enhancing
• elongating
• distending
• increasing
• expanding
• heightening
• protracting
• enlarging
• augmenting
• raising
• escalating
• amplifying
• boosting
• redoubling
• aggrandizing