Down
Down adjective - Brought or having come to an end.
Made redundant and down are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Made redundant" instead an adjective "Down".
Nearby Word: downed
Made redundant
Down and made redundant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Down" instead an adjective phrase "Made redundant".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Tim is rejected once again by the receptionist Dawn, who is leaving for America with her skinflint boyfriend, while David Brent has been made redundant and practically breaks down trying to make them take him back.
Source: Downer Ending / Live-Action TV -
By the end of the second series his true colours are shown and he is much more sympathetic, no more so than when he breaks down when he is about to be made redundant and practically begs for his job back.
Source: Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist
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Made redundant and Down. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/down/made_redundant
Down & Made redundant. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/down/made_redundant>.
Made redundant or Down. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/down/made_redundant.
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