Synonyms of retrenching

retrenching 1 of 2

noun

as in retrenchment

Related 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

Dissimilar Words

• 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.

Related 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

Dissimilar Words

• 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of retrenching

Noun

So far from a reset, Noem’s removal is a retrenching — an effort to remove our focus from the deeply troubling link between immigration policy and the threat to democracy while actually grinding forward on that dark path. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026

This retreat from church mirrors a larger retrenching. — John Blake, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025

Verb

Vance, by contrast, appears to favor retrenching from Iran and the Middle East more broadly—an approach that would loosely resemble Trump’s and President Joe Biden’s approach to Afghanistan, which cut the United States’ losses entirely. — Nate Swanson, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026

The closures arrive as galleries around the world are retrenching amid an art market destabilized by tariffs, war, and shifting buyer habits and tastes. — News Desk, Artforum, 3 Aug. 2026

In other cases, key stakeholders—including investors and customers—have kept companies from fully retrenching on climate. — Justin Worland, Time, 11 July 2026

There has been a lot of talk recently about Saudi Arabia retrenching from sports. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 May 2026

Networks and streamers, which have spent the past few years retrenching, may be regaining their appetite for risk. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026

General manager Pat Verbeek is keeping things tight to the vest but the Ducks, after years of retrenching into a painful rebuild and totally reshaping the club, are now in a position to add talent at the deadline instead of selling. — Eric Stephens, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026

But what if the mission changes, and the organization turns from all-out going for it to a form of retrenching? — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026

The store is seeking to enter a new phase of growth by retrenching its retail leadership in France while accelerating its global ambitions across both flagship locations and digital platforms. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025