What is another word for lay off?
888 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ lˈe͡ɪ ˈɒf], [ lˈeɪ ˈɒf], [ l_ˈeɪ ˈɒ_f]Table of Contents
Similar words for lay off:- boot out (noun)
- cease (noun)
- cut out (noun)
- discontinue (noun)
- lay off (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- abort (verb)
- ax/axe (verb)
- discharge (verb)
- dismiss (verb)
- fire (verb)
- oust (verb)
- pink-slip (verb)
- spell (verb)
- stop doing (verb)
- suspend (verb)
- other synonyms
- discharge
- dismiss
- other relevant words
- refrain
- spell
- work stoppage
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Lay off:
n.
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- pause.
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- let go.
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- desist.
- boot.
- cut.
- lie.
v.
•abort (verb)- called quits,
- calling it quits,
- calling quits,
- knocks it off,
- knocking it off,
- knocked it off,
- called it quits,
- call quits,
- calls quits.
- gave pink slip,
- re-moves,
- giving the boot,
- gives a pink slip,
- re moved,
- re moves,
- gave a pink slip,
- re moving,
- gave the boot,
- gives boot,
- re-move,
- giving pink slip,
- giving a pink slip,
- gives pink slip,
- giving boot,
- re-moving,
- re move,
- give boot,
- gave boot,
- gives the boot.
- dis-charge,
- un loads,
- dis-card,
- dis-carding,
- running out of town,
- dis-burdened,
- un loading,
- froze out,
- un-loaded,
- un-loading,
- gives one notice,
- freezes out,
- privileges from,
- rides out rail,
- dis burdens,
- giving one notice,
- dis-charged,
- un load,
- dis placing,
- dis charging,
- dis burden,
- dis-placing,
- lets one go,
- gave one notice,
- dis encumbering,
- un-loads,
- re-placed,
- dis-burdens,
- dis charge,
- dis placed,
- shows the door,
- booted out,
- dis card,
- showing door,
- runs out town,
- runs out of town,
- dis-encumbering,
- run out town,
- dis-encumber,
- rode out rail,
- dis carded,
- dis-burden,
- freezing out,
- locking out,
- gives notice,
- lets out,
- privileging from,
- dis-cards,
- riding out on rail,
- letted go,
- ran out town,
- re placed,
- rid out on rail,
- re-place,
- rid out rail,
- dis-place,
- dis-placed,
- riding out rail,
- running out town,
- giving notice,
- gave notice,
- dis-charging,
- dis-encumbered,
- showed door,
- nixed,
- dis-carded,
- rides out on rail,
- un-load,
- un loaded,
- re-places,
- shows door,
- rode out on rail,
- dis-burdening,
- dis burdening,
- dis encumbered,
- re-placing,
- re places,
- dis charges,
- boots out,
- dis-charges,
- dis encumber,
- privileged from,
- dis places,
- showed the door,
- dis cards,
- letting one go,
- dis carding,
- dis encumbers,
- dis-places,
- show door,
- dis charged,
- showing the door,
- locks out,
- dis place,
- ride out rail,
- letted one go,
- locked out,
- re placing,
- letted out,
- ran out of town,
- re place,
- dis-encumbers,
- dis burdened.
- dis qualified,
- gave the heave ho,
- de-selecting,
- dis-missing,
- dis-frock,
- give heave ho,
- give the heaveho,
- dis missing,
- de frocks,
- gives heave-ho,
- giving the heave-ho,
- gave the gate,
- gave heaveho,
- gives notice to,
- giving walking papers,
- giving warning,
- dis-qualified,
- disfrocked,
- giving the ax,
- disemploys,
- gave heave-ho,
- giving heave-ho,
- un-seats,
- gave heave ho,
- un seat,
- giving the gate,
- dis employs,
- deselected,
- de-frock,
- giving notice to,
- gave the heaveho,
- dis missed,
- de pone,
- re-call,
- defrocks,
- dis qualifying,
- giving heave ho,
- dis frocking,
- gives walking papers,
- dis frocked,
- un-seating,
- dis-employing,
- re-tire,
- disfrocks,
- give gate,
- re tired,
- un seats,
- un frocks,
- un frocked,
- de pones,
- re calls,
- re tire,
- un-frocked,
- de-pones,
- un frock,
- de-select,
- de-pose,
- de-posing,
- giving the heaveho,
- de frock,
- give ax,
- un seating,
- un-seated,
- dis-employ,
- dis-employed,
- gives the heaveho,
- giving gate,
- gave the heave-ho,
- gave the ax,
- giving the heave ho,
- de pose,
- dis qualify,
- dis employ,
- un seated,
- de-pone,
- disfrocking,
- re calling,
- gives the heave ho,
- gave gate,
- gives the heave-ho,
- Disemployed,
- dis-frocks,
- re-tiring,
- re tiring,
- give heaveho,
- gives the ax,
- re tires,
- gives heave ho,
- dis-qualifying,
- gave warning,
- un frocking,
- dis-qualify,
- giving ax,
- de selected,
- dis frock,
- de selects,
- de posing,
- de-selects,
- dis-frocking,
- un-frock,
- gives gate,
- un-frocking,
- dis frocks,
- gave ax,
- unfrocks,
- de-frocks,
- deselects,
- disemploying,
- de-selected,
- gives heaveho,
- de-frocking,
- dis qualifies,
- un-frocks,
- re-calls,
- dis employing,
- gives warning,
- re-tires,
- de frocking,
- de-frocked,
- dis-missed,
- de frocked,
- gave notice to,
- gives the gate,
- gave walking papers,
- giving heaveho,
- de posed,
- dis-frocked,
- dis employed,
- gives ax,
- de selecting,
- re-called,
- dis-qualifies,
- de select,
- de-posed,
- un-seat,
- re-calling,
- dis-employs.
- give bums rush,
- gave sack,
- gave marching orders,
- handed walking papers,
- gave bum's rush,
- gives bum rush,
- give bum rush,
- giving marching orders,
- gives the sack,
- giving sack,
- gives marching orders,
- gave the sack,
- gives bums rush,
- giving bum rush,
- gives sack,
- give sack,
- gave bum rush,
- handing walking papers,
- pink slipt,
- hands walking papers,
- giving bum's rush,
- giving bums rush,
- gave bums rush,
- giving the sack,
- gives bum's rush.
- dis possessing,
- de-throne,
- dis-possesses,
- drave out,
- dis-lodge,
- giving 1-2-3,
- de thrones,
- dis-lodges,
- ex-pulse,
- ex pulsing,
- dis possess,
- dis lodge,
- drove out,
- dis-possessing,
- be reft,
- dis inherit,
- gives 1-2-3,
- dis possessed,
- de-thrones,
- give the 1 2 3,
- be reave,
- giving the 1 2 3,
- re legates,
- forced out,
- de-throned,
- giving the 1-2-3,
- de-throning,
- dis inheriting,
- give 1-2-3,
- bundling off,
- gave 1 2 3,
- giving 1 2 3,
- be reaved,
- bundled off,
- gives 1 2 3,
- ex pulsed,
- de throning,
- gives the 1-2-3,
- dis inherits,
- dis-possess,
- dis lodging,
- gave the 1 2 3,
- be-reaving,
- ex-pulsing,
- top pled,
- dis-inherits,
- dis-inheriting,
- be reaves,
- dis-inherit,
- gave the 1-2-3,
- dis possesses,
- be-reft,
- packing off,
- re-legate,
- dis-inherited,
- dis-lodged,
- gave 1-2-3,
- ex-pulses,
- dis lodges,
- gives the 1 2 3,
- ex pulse,
- be-reaved,
- dis-possessed,
- de throned,
- expulses,
- trans ported,
- be-reaves,
- dis lodged,
- re-legates,
- ex-pulsed,
- expulsed,
- dis-lodging,
- de throne,
- casts out,
- re legate,
- dis inherited,
- give 1 2 3,
- ex pulses,
- be reaving,
- expulsing,
- packed off,
- packs off,
- bundles off,
- be-reave.
- gives someone or walking papers,
- gives his or her walking papers,
- give his her walking papers,
- give someone ax,
- gave someone the pink slip,
- giving her walking papers,
- give someone walking papers,
- gave someone pink slip,
- gives his her walking papers,
- gave the pink slip,
- giving someone ax,
- gives someone ax,
- give his or her walking papers,
- gives her walking papers,
- gave or her walking papers,
- gave his walking papers,
- giving someone his or her walking papers,
- gave someone her walking papers,
- gave her walking papers,
- gave someone his or walking papers,
- gives someone gate,
- gives or her walking papers,
- give someone pink slip,
- gives someone his her walking papers,
- gives or walking papers,
- gave someone his walking papers,
- give someone his her walking papers,
- giving someone pink slip,
- showed someone the door,
- give someone gate,
- giving his or her walking papers,
- giving his or walking papers,
- gave someone his her walking papers,
- gave someone or walking papers,
- giving someone his or walking papers,
- giving someone his her walking papers,
- gave someone ax,
- giving his walking papers,
- gave his her walking papers,
- shows someone the door,
- shows someone door,
- giving someone gate,
- show someone door,
- gives someone or her walking papers,
- gave someone his or her walking papers,
- gives someone the gate,
- giving someone the pink slip,
- giving someone his walking papers,
- showed someone door,
- giving or her walking papers,
- gives someone walking papers,
- gives the pink slip,
- gives someone the pink slip,
- gave his or walking papers,
- pinkslip,
- give his walking papers,
- gave someone the ax,
- showing someone door,
- gave someone the gate,
- giving his her walking papers,
- give or walking papers,
- giving someone her walking papers,
- giving someone the ax,
- gave or walking papers,
- give someone or walking papers,
- gave someone or her walking papers,
- gave someone gate,
- give his or walking papers,
- gives someone her walking papers,
- giving someone walking papers,
- gives someone his walking papers,
- gives someone pink slip,
- gives someone his or her walking papers,
- give someone or her walking papers,
- give someone his walking papers,
- giving someone or her walking papers,
- gives someone his or walking papers,
- give or her walking papers,
- give her walking papers,
- gives someone the ax,
- showing someone the door,
- giving someone the gate,
- gives his or walking papers,
- gives his walking papers,
- gave his or her walking papers,
- giving the pink slip,
- giving someone or walking papers,
- give the pink slip,
- giving or walking papers,
- gave someone walking papers,
- give someone his or walking papers.
- lying by,
- takes the place of,
- lied by,
- took the place of,
- standing in for,
- re-lease,
- all-owing,
- re-leases,
- taking place of,
- takes place of,
- stands in for,
- all owing,
- re lease,
- lies by,
- takes over,
- re leases,
- all-owed,
- taking the place of,
- re-leased,
- took over,
- took place of,
- all owed.
- pro rogue,
- lays on the table,
- putting the shelf,
- putting a stop to,
- with held,
- laying on table,
- puts hold,
- lays table,
- dis-continues,
- puts ice,
- de-bars,
- pro tract,
- laid on the table,
- puts a stop to,
- putting shelf,
- hanged fire,
- de bars,
- post-pones,
- hanging up,
- de barring,
- lays on table,
- dis continue,
- lay table,
- de-barred,
- pro-tracts,
- laying the table,
- in-activated,
- puts end to,
- laid on table,
- dis continuing,
- with-holds,
- puts on back burner,
- in activate,
- put ice,
- pro-rogued,
- post pone,
- pro roguing,
- putting on back burner,
- puts an end to,
- puts back burner,
- lay the table,
- in activated,
- putting end to,
- putting back burner,
- pro-rogues,
- de-barring,
- dis continued,
- in-activates,
- in activating,
- puts on the shelf,
- de bar,
- with hold,
- pro-tract,
- hung fire,
- puts the shelf,
- putting on shelf,
- laid over,
- pro rogues,
- putting on ice,
- dis-continue,
- puts stop to,
- pro tracts,
- put on shelf,
- de-bar,
- put shelf,
- dis-continued,
- with holds,
- putting hold,
- with-held,
- laying over,
- pro-roguing,
- post pones,
- intermits,
- dis continues,
- laid table,
- lays the table,
- laid the table,
- in-activate,
- with holding,
- laying aside,
- laying table,
- put hold,
- lay on table,
- put back burner,
- with-hold,
- hanged up,
- laying on the table,
- de barred,
- puts shelf,
- putting stop to,
- putting on the shelf,
- puts on ice,
- dis-continuing,
- putting ice,
- puts on shelf,
- put the shelf,
- in-activating,
- in activates,
- lays over.
Other synonyms:
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- layoff,
- retrench,
- hatchet man,
- redundancy.
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- severance,
- relieve of,
- buy out,
- stand-down.
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- remit.
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- excess.
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- can.
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- bump.
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- get out.
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- fall.
- show the door,
- ride out on rail,
- privilege from,
- run out of town,
- lock out,
- give notice,
- letting go,
- nixing,
- lets go,
- let one go,
- let out,
- letting out,
- give one notice,
- freeze out,
- boot out,
- booting out.
- Pensioned,
- unfrocked,
- give warning,
- unfrock,
- washes out,
- Disfrock,
- Pensioning,
- Shelving,
- turns away,
- give heave-ho,
- deselect,
- washing out,
- defrocking,
- furlough,
- defrocked,
- deselecting,
- turn away,
- Disemploy,
- turned away,
- wash out,
- give walking papers,
- give the heave ho,
- give notice to,
- washed out,
- turning away,
- Furloughing,
- give the gate,
- give the heave-ho,
- Furloughed,
- give the ax,
- pink-slip,
- unfrocking.
- bundle off,
- give a pink slip,
- put on the shelf,
- oust,
- lay over,
- Prorogued,
- sacked,
- hangs fire,
- axe,
- knock it off,
- laid aside,
- put an end to,
- show someone the door,
- Proroguing,
- lays aside,
- drive out,
- hanging fire,
- give bum's rush,
- hang up,
- give the 1-2-3,
- put stop to,
- inactivated,
- fire,
- inactivates,
- put on back burner,
- call it quits,
- calls it quits,
- prorogue,
- give the sack,
- give someone the gate,
- give someone the ax,
- Intermitted,
- prorogues,
- give marching orders,
- give pink slip,
- lay,
- pack off,
- suspended,
- put a stop to,
- inactivating,
- Intermitting,
- putting on hold,
- getting rid of,
- cast out,
- force out,
- put on ice,
- hang fire,
- forcing out,
- inactivate,
- casting out,
- give someone her walking papers,
- dismiss,
- give someone his or her walking papers,
- failed,
- driving out,
- give someone the pink slip,
- hand walking papers,
- put end to,
- forces out,
- discharge,
- abort,
- lay aside,
- give the boot,
- Interrupting,
- lay on the table,
- suspend,
- drives out,
- Expulse,
- put on hold,
- intermit.
- break,
- surround,
- leave alone,
- surplus,
- displace,
- go on strike,
- deplume,
- push aside,
- aestivate,
- rule,
- abandon,
- delimit,
- plot,
- belay,
- delimitate,
- finish,
- drop,
- lie fallow,
- specify,
- give over,
- close down,
- renounce,
- degrade,
- toss out,
- drop it,
- drum out,
- sketch out,
- send packing,
- lie up,
- measure,
- cashier,
- mark off,
- diagram,
- circumscribe,
- fix,
- shut down,
- step off,
- enclose,
- hold,
- chart,
- spell,
- relinquish,
- lay out,
- kick upstairs,
- determine,
- cut it out,
- bust,
- breathe,
- kick out,
- strike,
- bounce,
- throw in the towel,
- set out,
- disbar,
- walk out,
- take time out,
- map out,
- measure out,
- leave off,
- replace,
- lie dormant,
- scrub,
- release,
- terminate,
- turn off,
- halt,
- break off,
- have done with,
- kick,
- rest,
- stop for breath,
- lie off,
- pace off,
- rope off,
- discard,
- depart,
- swear off,
- take a break,
- unseat,
- shunt,
- conclude,
- give a rest,
- side,
- cancel,
- contain,
- remove,
- deprive,
- displume,
- stay,
- retire early,
- take ten,
- foist,
- lay to,
- take five,
- lie by,
- close shop,
- put aside,
- measure off,
- forfeit,
- cede,
- bound,
- secure,
- set by,
- free,
- depose,
- be over,
- demote,
- pace out,
- mark out,
- recess,
- sketch,
- blueprint,
- surrender,
- limit,
- superannuate,
- expel,
- throw out,
- call it a day,
- hibernate,
- refrain,
- check,
- end,
- lie to,
- strip,
- map,
- demarcate,
- define,
- graph,
- pack in.
Antonyms for Lay off:
Homophones for Lay off:
- leap, loofa, levee, lope, layoff, lap up, lobby, loopy, lap, libby, lav, leipoa, lovoa, lab, lip, leave, lifo, lullaby, layup, lave, levy, lippi, loofah, loaf, livy, lob, lay-up, lip off, loupe, life, lv, llb, lavabo, luff, lollop, luba, leaf, lop off, levi, lev, l-p, libya, lp, lube, lay up, lapp, Li Po, lief, lvii, lvi, loop, lobe, lb, lviii, lop, leppy, lowlife, lava, lollipop, lbf., leafy, lf, Lowboy, lay-by, leave off, liv, loeb, live, love, luffa, life buoy, layby.