A2Z Dictionary
Home
Browse A-Z
About
Join
English
Español
Français
Deutsch
Italiano
Português
Русский
日本語
한국어
العربية
हिन्दी
Türkçe
🔍
Downsizes
verb
Word Frequency:
0.0
Definitions
1.
verb
To reduce in size or number.
"Joe and Edna moved to a bungalow after deciding to downsize when the children had left home."
2.
verb
To reduce the workforce of.
"They downsized the division by offering attractive early-retirement packages and selling off an office building."
3.
verb
To terminate the employment of.
"Joe got downsized and became a plumber."
Synonyms
rightsize
trims
slashes
pares
slims
rehires
hires
buys
jilts
bulldozes
layoffs
lops
Rhymes With
comprises
criticizes
epitomizes
emphasizes
enterprises
prizes
surprises
realizes
🔗
Find words with "downsizes" in A2Z Word Finder
🔤
The Daily Word Nerd
A new word, a puzzle, and a fun fact — free in your inbox every morning.
Subscribe
Free forever · unsubscribe anytime ·
all 14 newsletters
That email did not go through — please check it and try again.