retrench

Phonetic Respelling: [ ri-trench ]

Definition:

v. to cut down or reduce

Sentence:

The company was forced to retrench because of the slowing economy.

More example sentences:

The company was forced to retrench because of the slowing economy.

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Synonyms:

conserve; cut down; reduce; cut back

Antonyms:

increase

How many syllables in retrench?

2 syllables Play Syllables Game

Divide retrench into syllables:

re-trench

Retrench rhymes:

One Syllable Rhymes
- bench
- blench
- clench
- drench
- french
- hench
- jentsch
- lentsch
- mench
- quench
- rench
- rentsch
- stench
- tench
- trench
- wench
- wrench
Two Syllable Rhymes
- entrench

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