English Synonym Finder

downsize

Definitions

To reduce the number of employees on a company's payroll.

To move to a smaller home or reduce the size of one's possessions.

Examples

The company decided to downsize its workforce to cut operational costs.

After the children moved out, the couple chose to downsize to a smaller apartment.

Synonyms

reduce cut back scale down trim shrink retrench diminish

Antonyms

expand grow increase upsize enlarge scale up augment