laying off Synonyms
Strongest:
- ceasing
- giving-over
- stopping
- cutting-off
- knocking-off
- shutting-off
- cutting-out
- halting
- packing-up-or-in-
- breaking-up
- quitting
- ending
- breaking-off
- leaving-off
Strong:
- having-done-with
- desisting-from-
- holding-back
- concluding
- canning
- turning-back
- closing-down-
- delaying
- checking
- discontinuing
- putting-the-kibosh-on
- finishing
- suspending
- dropping
- breaking
Weak:
- hindering
- deactivating
- clamping-down
- aborting
- ruining
- squashing
- stamping
- calling
- dissolving
- braking
- completing
- blocking
- scuttling
- kiboshing
- killing
- stemming
- detaining
- destroying
- arresting
- blockading
- reining-in-
- suppressing
- obstructing
- abolishing
- staying
- squelching
- pausing
- damming
- impeding
- stunting
- holding
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laying off Meaning
laying off
the act of laying off an employee or a workforce, shutdown, the act of laying off an employee or a work force, to stop doing or taking something, to cease to employ (a worker) often temporarily, to stop employing (a person) often temporarily, to mark or measure off, a period of inactivity or idleness, to place all or part of (an accepted bet) with another bookie to reduce the risk, avoid, quit, to leave undisturbed, to refrain from swinging at (a pitch), a period during which there is no activity, to leave one alone
FAQs About the word laying off
the act of laying off an employee or a workforce, shutdown, the act of laying off an employee or a work force, to stop doing or taking something, to cease to em
ceasing, giving over, stopping, cutting off, knocking off, shutting off, cutting out, halting, packing (up or in), breaking up
running on, continuing, keeping up,carrying on, progressing,proceeding, advancing, following through (with),driving, stirring
The company is laying off hundreds of employees due to declining revenue.
The manufacturing plant announced it would be laying off a significant portion of its workforce.
The layoffs come as a result of restructuring and streamlining operations.
The newly appointed CEO made the difficult decision to lay off several senior executives.
