| Main Entry: | retrench |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | save |
Synonyms: |
conserve, curtail, cut down, economize, reduce, scrimp, trim |
| Main Entry: | retrench |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | economize |
Synonyms: |
abridge, confine, curtail, decrease, delete, diminish, eliminate, lessen, limit, omit, reduce, remove, save, shorten, slash |
| Main Entry: | curtail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cut short; abridge |
Synonyms: |
abbreviate, boil down, chop, clip, contract, cramp, cut, cut back, decrease, diminish, dock, downsize, get to meat, halt, lessen, lop, minify, pare down, put in nutshell, reduce, retrench, roll back, shorten, slash, trim, truncate |
Antonyms: |
extend, increase, lengthen, prolong |
| Main Entry: | diminish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become or cause to be less |
Synonyms: |
abate, abbreviate, attenuate, become smaller, close, contract, curtail, cut, decline, decrease, depreciate, die out, drain, dwindle, ebb, extenuate, fade away, lessen, lower, minify, moderate, peter out, recede, reduce, retrench, shrink, shrivel, slacken, subside, taper, temper, wane, weaken |
Antonyms: |
develop, enlarge, expand, extend, grow, increase, lengthen, prolong |
| Main Entry: | downsize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | to decrease in size, especially of a workforce |
Synonyms: |
curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, decrease, deduct, diminish, phase down, phase out, reduce, retrench, roll back, roll down, scale back, scale down, shrink, step down, trim, trim away, tune down |
| Main Entry: | economize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | save money |
Synonyms: |
be frugal, be prudent, be sparing, conserve, cut back, cut corners, cut down, keep within means, make ends meet, manage, meet a budget, pay one's way, pinch pennies, retrench, run tight ship, scrimp, shepherd, skimp, stint, stretch a dollar, tighten one's belt |
Antonyms: |
spend, squander, throw away |
| Main Entry: | save |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | economize; set money aside for later use |
Synonyms: |
amass, be frugal, be thrifty, cache, collect, conserve, cut corners, deposit, feather nest, gather, hide away, hoard, hold, keep, lay aside, lay away, maintain, make ends meet, manage, pile up, pinch pennies, put by, reserve, retrench, roll back, salt away, save for rainy day, scrimp, skimp, sock away, spare, squirrel, stash, stockpile, store, stow away, tighten belt, treasure |
Antonyms: |
squander, throw away, waste |
| Main Entry: | shorten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | diminish, decrease |
Synonyms: |
abbreviate, abridge, blue pencil, bob, boil down, chop, clip, compress, condense, contract, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, cut to the bone, dock, edit, elide, excerpt, lessen, lop, make a long story short, minimize, put in a nutshell, reduce, retrench, shrink, slash, snip, trim |
Antonyms: |
amplify, elongate, enlarge, grow, increase, lengthen |
| Main Entry: | slash |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reduce greatly |
Synonyms: |
abbreviate, abridge, clip, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, drop, hack, lower, mark down, pare, retrench, shave, shorten |
Antonyms: |
increase, raise |
| Main Entry: | cut back |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | economize |
Synonyms: |
abbreviate, abridge, check, clip, curb, curtail, cut, cut down, decrease, lessen, lower, mark down, mark off, pare, prune, reduce, retrench, shave, shorten, slash, trim |
Antonyms: |
spend, squander, waste |