cut back

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
Main Entry: ax/axe
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: dismiss from service
Synonyms: boot, bounce*, can*, cancel, cut back, discharge, dispense with, eliminate, fire, get rid of, give a pink slip, give the boot, kick out, lay off, remove, sack, terminate, throw out
Antonyms: hire
Main Entry: clip
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: cut short
Synonyms: bob, crop, curtail, cut, cut back, decrease, dock, lower, mow, pare, prune, reduce, shave, shear, shorten, skive, slash, snip, trim, truncate
Antonyms: lengthen
Main Entry: conserve
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: save, protect
Synonyms: cut back, cut down on, go easy on, hoard, keep, maintain, nurse, preserve, safeguard, scrimp, skimp, sock away, squirrel, squirrel away, stash, steward, store up, support, sustain, take care of, use sparingly
Antonyms: destroy, neglect, spend, squander, use, waste
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: deduct
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: take away or out; reduce
Synonyms: abstract, allow, bate, cut back, decrease by, diminish, discount, dock, draw back, knock off, lessen, rebate, reduce, remove, roll back, subtract, take, take from, take off, withdraw, write off
Notes: deduce means to conclude by reasoning or in logic; adduce means to cite as proof or evidence; deduct means to take away from or subtract from another
Antonyms: add, increase, raise
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: lessen
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: lower, reduce
Synonyms: abate, abridge, amputate, attenuate, become smaller, clip, close, contract, crop, curtail, cut, cut back, de-escalate, decline, decrease, degrade, die down, dilute, diminish, downsize, drain, dwindle, ease, erode, grow less, impair, lighten, minify, minimize, mitigate, moderate, narrow, roll back, shrink, slack up, slacken, slow down, soft-pedal, take the bite out, take the edge off, take the sting out, taper, taper off, thin, truncate, weaken, wind down
Notes: lessen means to decrease in size, extent, or range, while a lesson is a unit of instruction
Antonyms: enlarge, extend, increase, raise, strengthen
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