Downsize and Raise

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Downsize

Downsize verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.
Usage example: the company downsized its overseas operations in an attempt to cut costs
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Raise is an antonym for downsize in to decrease in size topic.
Nearby Word: downsizing

Raise

Raise verb - To make greater in size, amount, or number.
Usage example: the multiplex raised the minimum age for paid admissions from four to six
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Downsize is an antonym for raise.
Nearby Words: raised, raising
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Raise and Downsize. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/downsize/raise
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