All layoff synonyms

noun layoff

• cutback — A cutback is a reduction that is made in something.
• unemployment — the state of being unemployed, especially involuntarily: Automation poses a threat of unemployment for many unskilled workers.
• discharge — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
• respite — a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief: to toil without respite.
• early retirement — retirement before established age
• dismissal — an act or instance of dismissing.
• redundancy — the state of being redundant.
• sacking — the plundering of a captured place; pillage: the sack of Troy.
• downsizing — to design or manufacture a smaller version or type of: The automotive industry downsized its cars for improved fuel economy.
• rationalization — to ascribe (one's acts, opinions, etc.) to causes that superficially seem reasonable and valid but that actually are unrelated to the true, possibly unconscious and often less creditable or agreeable causes.
• streamlining — a teardrop line of contour offering the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, etc.
• inactivity — not active: an inactive volcano.
• rest — a support for a lance; lance rest.
• joblessness — without a job.