cutdown

Examples

• All

• He went to camp with Washington this season and was released in the club's final roster cutdown.

  Blog text (15)

• Like Brown in New England, Williams did not survive the 53-man roster cutdown in Dallas this season.

  Blog text (8)

• He went to camp with Washington this season and was released in the club’s final roster cutdown.

  Blog text (15)

• Then 300 ml of whole blood was drawn from each pig via a jugular venous cutdown with a large-bore needle.

  Academic text (2003)

• On cutdown day, teams must decide which players will remain on the roster.

• The coach announced a significant cutdown in training expenses for the upcoming season.

• In preparation for the new season, the team made a cutdown to their roster by releasing several players.

Synonyms

R

reduction

vscutdown

451 3.2

A decrease in size, amount, degree, or price

is the everyday term for a decrease in size or amount

D

decrease

vscutdown

84 2.2

A drop in amount or number

is a general everyday name for that same fall in amount

S

spending cut

vscutdown

79 3.3

A decision by a government or organization to use less money

is a general term for making something smaller, beyond only money cuts

C

cutback

vscutdown

52 3.7

A smaller amount of money or resources that an organization uses to lower costs

is the broad term for reducing size, amount, or number

S

shrinking

vscutdown

7 3.2

A decrease in size, amount, or value

is a general noun for a decrease rather than the ongoing process

S

shrinkage

vscutdown

5 5.1

A decrease in size, amount, or value

is the general everyday word for that smaller size or amount

M

minimization

vscutdown

5 5.5

The act of making something as small as possible

is the general label for making something smaller, not necessarily to minimum

D

diminution

vscutdown

5 7.9

A decrease in size, amount, or importance

is the plain common term for a smaller amount or size

L

lessening

vscutdown

4 3.8

A decrease in amount, size, or strength

is the general label for a change to a smaller amount

S

shortening

vscutdown

4 3.5

Making something shorter in length, time or size

is a general word for reducing amount or number, not just length

C

curtailment

vscutdown

3 7.5

A cut that reduces something or stops it earlier than planned

is the broad word for making size or number smaller overall

S

step-down

vscutdown

3 4.6

A decrease in amount or level, for example moving to a lower job

is the broader term for making size or number smaller overall

D

drawdown

vscutdown

• Specialized

2 6.9

A fall in the value or amount of an investment

is the general phrase for reducing amount, not limited to finance

D

decrement

vscutdown

• Specialized

1 7.7

A small reduction in an amount or number

is the general term for the same change rather than the specific amount

T

truncation

vscutdown

1 7.3

Making something shorter by cutting off a part

is a wider term for making size or amount smaller, not only by cutting

L

lowering

vscutdown

2.8

To make something less in amount, value, or level

is the broad name used for that caused smaller amount

T

tapering

vscutdown

6.5

A slow reduction in size or amount done in stages

is the general term for a smaller amount without implying gradual change

M

minification

vscutdown

7.4

Making something smaller in size so it fits into a small space

is the general everyday term for a smaller amount or size

Antonyms

I

increase

524 1.0

The extra amount added to something to make it larger

E

expansion

241 3.3

An increase in size, amount, or range

How Reduced

elimination

77 3.5

downsizing

• Jargon

23 4.5

cutdown

2 4.0

reduction

451 3.2

decrease

84 2.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology