downsize

Verb

Meaning

(of a company) reduce in size or number of employees

design or manufacture in a smaller size

dismiss from work

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Synonyms

lower cut fall prune minify reduce contract decline narrow decrease cutting ease minimize terminate trim

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Antonyms

bloom increase annex develop grow advance

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Hypernyms

cut reduce trim shrink furlough cut down

Related terms

rightsize upsize

Examples

the company downsized its research staff Source: Internet

the car makers downsized the SUVs when fuel became very expensive Source: Internet

three secretaries were downsized during the financial crisis Source: Internet

Also launching Sept. 29 is the third season continuation of Sweet Home Sextuplets, which follows the Waldrops as they downsize to a snug mobile home while their house undergoes renovations, said the network. Source: Internet

Automobiles in the U.S. reached the largest sizes they would ever attain, but by 1977, General Motors managed to downsize its full-size models to more manageable dimensions. Source: Internet

Flexible to suit you and your family – Buy to downsize, or as a holiday bolthole to escape to for short breaks, perhaps whilst you are still semi retired. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

downside put downside up downsitting downsizer downsizing downslant