Synonyms for retrenchment
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Diminution — A curtailment or reduction
diminution, reduction, lessening, decrease, deduction, abridgment US, abridgement UK, abatement, decrement
2. Curtailment
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A curtailment or reduction.
- n. 2
A curtailment or reduction. An act of reducing expenses; economizing.
Forms
- Plural
- retrenchments → diminutions, reductions, lessenings, decreases…
Example sentences
- reduction A further reduction would make us go into the red.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| retrenchment | falling | |
| reduction | falling | |
| lessening | falling | |
| diminution | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- decrease2
- 9 letters
- reduction3, deduction3, lessening3, abatement3, decrement
- 10 letters
- shortening3, downsizing3, diminution4, abridgment
- 11 letters
- curtailment3, abridgement3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (decrease2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- retranchement