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retrenchment

[ri-trench-muhnt] / rɪˈtrɛntʃ mənt /
NOUN
depression
Synonyms
STRONG
bankruptcy bust crash crisis deflation dislocation downturn drop failure inactivity inflation overproduction panic paralysis recession sag slide slowness slump stagflation stagnation unemployment
WEAK
bad times bear market big trouble hard times rainy days
Antonyms
STRONG
calm increase rise success
WEAK
bulge cheerfulness convexity encouragement happiness hope hopefulness protuberance recovery surge
NOUN
diminishment
Synonyms
WEAK
attenuation declination depreciation diminuendo diminution extenuation regression
Antonyms
WEAK
increase
NOUN
diminution
Synonyms
STRONGEST
weakening
STRONG
abatement alleviation contraction curtailment cut cutback decay decline decrease deduction
Antonyms
STRONG
addition development enlargement expansion growth improvement increase raise rise
NOUN
economy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
frugality prudence thrift thriftiness
STRONG
austerity curtailment cutback husbandry providence sustainability
WEAK
carefulness meanness miserliness parcity parsimony scrimping skimping sparingness stinginess
Antonyms
STRONG
carelessness expenditure extravagance imprudence prodigality profligacy spending waste wastefulness
WEAK
consumption improvidence lavishness overspending squandering
NOUN
lack
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absence dearth inadequacy loss paucity poverty reduction scarcity shortage shortcoming shortfall
STRONG
abridgement curtailment decrease default defect deficit depletion deprivation destitution distress exigency exiguity inferiority insufficiency meagerness miss necessity privation scantiness shortness shrinkage shrinking slightness stint want
WEAK
insufficience
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abundance affluence enough excess plenty success sufficiency
STRONG
addition advantage enlargement expansion increase perfection
WEAK
extra lot plethora profusion surplus
NOUN
reaction
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backlash
STRONG
backsliding counterrevolution regression relapse retreat retrogression withdrawal
WEAK
Toryism right right wing status quo
Antonyms
WEAK
cause question
NOUN
shortening
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STRONG
abbreviation contraction curtailment reduction
Antonyms
STRONG
enlargement expansion extension increase
NOUN
thriftiness
Synonyms
STRONG
abridgement austerity care carefulness caution curtailment cutback decrease deduction direction discretion frugality husbandry layoff meanness miserliness moratorium parsimony providence prudence recession reduction regulation restraint rollback shrinkage stinginess supervision thrift
WEAK
parcity scrimping skimping sparingness
Antonyms
STRONG
addition carelessness disregard enlargement expansion extravagance generosity imprudence increase indiscretion neglect negligence raise spending thoughtlessness

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India's IT services sector - the country's largest graduate employer with eight million workers - is in active retrenchment.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

The retrenchment from Amazon is part of a broader move by Saks to pare back its businesses as it restructures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

A history of solid gains in December should also provide support, particularly given the market’s notable November retrenchment.

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

With the retrenchment of pandemic-era work-from-home arrangements, remote work is harder to find and more desirable than ever.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2025

The timing was almost spooky, as the retrenchment at my father’s work continued.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda

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