What is another word for retrenchments?
174 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ɹɪtɹˈɛnt͡ʃmənts], [ ɹɪtɹˈɛntʃmənts], [ ɹ_ɪ_t_ɹ_ˈɛ_n_tʃ_m_ə_n_t_s]Table of Contents
Similar words for retrenchments:- depression (noun)
- diminishment (noun)
- diminution (noun)
- economy (noun)
- lack (noun)
- reaction (noun)
- shortening (noun)
- thriftiness (noun)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Retrenchments:
n.
•depression (noun)- dislocation,
- downturn,
- crisis,
- recession,
- crash,
- inactivity,
- bankruptcy,
- stagflation,
- inflation,
- big trouble,
- slide,
- panic,
- slump,
- slowness,
- overproduction,
- paralysis,
- stagnation,
- failure,
- drop,
- retrenchment,
- unemployment,
- bottom out,
- bear market,
- hard times,
- bust,
- rainy days,
- bad times,
- deflation,
- sag.
- cut,
- abatement,
- decrease,
- deduction,
- weakening,
- curtailment,
- contraction,
- alleviation,
- decay,
- decline,
- cutback.
- husbandry,
- layoff,
- direction,
- regulation,
- caution,
- niggardliness,
- abridgement,
- thrift,
- parsimony,
- Scrimping,
- shrinkage,
- prudence,
- supervision,
- stinginess,
- providence,
- reduction,
- thriftiness,
- miserliness,
- meanness,
- restraint,
- Parcity,
- care,
- austerity,
- moratorium,
- carefulness,
- sparingness,
- Skimping,
- discretion,
- rollback.
- distress,
- shortcoming,
- defect,
- necessity,
- poverty,
- destitution,
- miss,
- loss,
- want,
- inferiority,
- exigency,
- dearth,
- meagerness,
- depletion,
- privation,
- shortage,
- shortfall,
- paucity,
- slightness,
- deficit,
- Insufficience,
- inadequacy,
- stint,
- deprivation,
- shrinking,
- absence,
- shortness,
- insufficiency,
- exiguity,
- scantiness,
- default,
- scarcity.
Other synonyms:
•Other relevant words (noun):- deductions,
- skimp,
- spareness,
- debase,
- relieve,
- curtail,
- suppressions,
- lessen,
- cutbacks,
- abridgments,
- abbreviate,
- restrain,
- economize,
- deliver,
- bound,
- Austerities,
- abate,
- abatements,
- restrict,
- confine,
- pare,
- curb,
- save,
- mascot,
- curtailments,
- saver,
- retrench,
- reductions,
- decreases,
- savings,
- diminish,
- Economies,
- bind,
- hold,
- reactions,
- cuts,
- reduce,
- cares,
- contractions,
- scrimp,
- lacks,
- thrifts,
- contain,
- Depressions,
- entrenchments,
- economizer,
- govern,
- qualifications,
- cut back,
- economise,
- prevent,
- repress.
Paraphrases for Retrenchments:
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Equivalence
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Noun, plural
cut-backs.
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Noun, plural
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, plural
reduction, reductions, cuts.
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Noun, plural
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Independent
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Noun, plural
reducing, shortfalls, cuttings, trimmings, dismissals, clippings, scraps, snips, parings, cut-offs, employees.
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Noun, plural
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Other Related
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Noun, plural
redundancies, cutbacks, lay-offs, layoffs, haircuts, cutouts, shrink.
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Noun, plural
Antonyms for Retrenchments:
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n.
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depression
convexity, hope, happiness, encouragement, cheerfulness, hopefulness, bulge, increase, recovery, protuberance, surge, calm, success, rise.
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diminution
development, enlargement, growth, addition, raise, improvement, expansion.
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economy
extravagance, negligence, spending, carelessness, indiscretion, disregard, thoughtlessness, neglect, imprudence, squandering.
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lack
enough, profusion, extra, lot, excess, abundance, affluence, plethora, advantage, plenty, sufficiency, perfection, surplus.
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shortening
extension.
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thriftiness
generosity.
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depression