Synonyms for downsize

Grammar : Verb

Spell : doun-sahyz

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdaʊnˌsaɪz

Top 10 synonyms for downsize

curtail
cut back
cut down
diminish
phase out
reduce
retrench
scale down
shrink
trim

Other synonyms for the word downsize

cut
decrease
deduct
phase down
roll back
roll down
scale back
step down
trim away
tune down

Définition of downsize

Origin : 1986 in reference to companies shedding jobs; earlier (1975) in reference to U.S. automakers building smaller cars and trucks (supposedly a coinage at General Motors), from down (adv.) + size (v.). Related: Downsized; downsizing.

verb to decrease in size, especially of a workforce

Antonyms for downsize

add
develop
enlarge
expand
extend
grow
increase
lengthen
prolong
raise

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