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What is another word for
lay off
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▼
▲
Verb
To stop doing
To relieve of responsibility
To refuse to provide (as per usual)
To demote or downgrade
Give rest, relief
To reduce in intensity
Noun
The action of forcing or throwing something out
A cessation of work by employees in protest at the terms set by their employers
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▲
Verb
▲
To stop doing
break
can
drop
abstain from
kick
not continue
refrain from
break off
break up
cease
cut off
desist
desist from
discontinue
end
give over
halt
knock off
quit
rest
shut off
spell
stop
cut out
give up
leave alone
leave off
let up
lie by
stop doing
give a rest
pack in
pack up
finish
forgo
terminate
conclude
abandon
suspend
renounce
wind up
swear off
eschew
belay
do without
bring to an end
put an end to
close
dead-end
elapse
determine
interrupt
wink out
call a halt to
cut short
expire
lapse
pass
relinquish
avoid
call it a day
axe
UK
put a stop to
ax
US
pull the plug on
abstain
die
go
forswear
forsake
lay off of
forbear from
surcease
dispense with
cancel
withhold from
shun
pause
go without
keep off
scrub
scrap
abort
call it quits
keep from
refrain
forbear
ditch
jack in
have done with
resist
withdraw
hold back
check
eliminate
steer clear of
complete
get off
adjourn
bring to a halt
get out of
abolish
call off
come to an end
scratch
wrap up
bring to a close
pack it in
withhold
resign from
forego
block
skip
arrest
pass up
keep
restrain from
ignore
stay away from
resist the temptation to
curb
rein in
shy from
hold off
deny yourself
recess
obstruct
dissolve
intervene
pull out of
not touch
achieve
escape from
skip out on
sacrifice
shake
cut
nip something in the bud
intermit
close out
bring
round out
sew up
round off
rescind
cry off
wrap
give something the chop
knock something on the head
ultimate
revoke
pull up
wind down
nip in the bud
annul
repeal
put the kibosh on
stand down from
chuck
restrain oneself from
hold back from
stop oneself from
close off
prevent
snub
carve
isolate
exsect
sever
exclude
marginalize
US
extirpate
extract
usurp
remove
overlook
oust
excise
delete
pass on
give something up
omit
decline
waive
preclude
shirk
stem
stall
cut dead
take away
abjure
take out
marginalise
UK
bypass
staunch
impede
bring to end
refuse
back off from
sidestep
dodge
avert
shrink from
break the habit of
check out from
reject
endure
leave out
leave
disrupt
succeed
dispense
jack something in
get around
kibosh
call it quits on
skirt
surcease from
resign
escape
inhibit
restrain
restrain oneself
stop oneself
yield
bridle
evade
stay
catch
still
abate
nullify
phase out
wait
resolve
come to a stop
get rid of
bar
freeze
consummate
kick the habit
die away
turn aside from
give something a miss
turn your back on
fight shy of
pull the plug
keep away from
interfere with
head off
cut into
come to a halt
result
disturb
divorce
immobilize
US
get done
come to a close
do away with
quit cold
part with
punctuate
close down
cut it out
call
run out
blow the whistle on
withdraw from
throw up
bag it
eighty-six
manage without
separate
confine
hold up
say goodbye to
retire from
extinguish
end up
interpose
knock it off
sunder
get shot of
frustrate
bring to a standstill
call a halt
put paid to
throw in the towel
finish with
get on the wagon
break into
disunite
shut down
dust off
be over
finish off
forlet
draw up
dispose of
down tools
not do
disconnect
let go
hamper
cease to indulge in
stand still
part from
disjoin
crown
issue
wipe out
remit
jilt
come to a standstill
hang it up
bring to a conclusion
take the cure
settle
get shut of
restrict
shelve
stop trying
wind something up
cease fire
recall
blow off
dissever
bring to a stop
kill
fizzle out
hold at bay
break with
throw in the sponge
perfect
baulk
UK
restrain yourself
go cold turkey
call a stop to
put a cork in
cool it
prorogue
tether
prorogate
put the lid on
decline to
stop midstream
deter
stem the flow
switch off
give a wide berth to
immobilise
UK
write off
bring to standstill
drop anchor
go easy
part
bring up
balk
US
top off
stop work
fade away
forget about
kick over
fetch up
forfeit
bring to an untimely end
draw to a close
peter out
more ❯
Verb
▲
To relieve of responsibility
can
discharge
dismiss
drop
fire
oust
sack
suspend
terminate
let go
make redundant
pay off
retire early
give the axe
give the boot
give the chop
give the elbow
give their cards
give the old heave-ho
kick out
boot out
throw out
give someone the boot
get rid of
show someone the door
axe
UK
cashier
send packing
give someone their cards
ax
US
give someone their marching orders
give someone the bullet
give someone the heave-ho
give someone the push
give someone the sack
remove
expel
give someone the old heave-ho
release
turf out
give someone the elbow
give someone their notice
bounce
retire
pink-slip
turn off
muster out
displace
boot
defenestrate
let someone go
give someone notice
out
depose
give notice to
bump
turf
bin off
eject
give someone the air
unseat
give someone the big E
give someone his
give walking papers
give the sack
let one go
pink slip
banish
turn out
exile
evict
deprive of office
declare redundant
force out
drive out
pension
deselect
disfrock
defrock
impeach
unfrock
disqualify
shelve
recall
disemploy
furlough
depone
deport
dislodge
exclude
supplant
chase
slang
extrude
rout
let out
give notice
wash out
shut out
turn away
give warning
run off
cast out
expulse
reject
drum out
give the ax
give the gate
give the heave-ho
hand walking papers
give the bum's rush
give the sack to
give one notice
show the door
give somebody their cards
give someone the pink slip
give marching orders
boot someone out
topple
discard
kiss off
dispossess
dehire
unhire
disinherit
overthrow
nix
excuse
supersede
replace
bust
fling out
ship
relegate
overturn
purge
toss
debar
chuck out
eliminate
disbar
ejaculate
eighty-six
ditch
unloose
eradicate
irrupt
dump
throw out on your ear
run out of town
throw overboard
give someone the gate
give one's cards
tomahawk
cut
give someone the chop
pack off
give the push to
give the boot to
do away with
kiss goodbye
expropriate
put out
freeze out
give someone their P45
push out
scale down
send off
show the door one
squeeze out
force to leave
downsize
put away
ostracise
UK
thrust out
throw someone out on their ear
bring down
ride out on rail
give the 1-2-3
remove from power
reduce
lose
bundle off
cut back
put an end to
give somebody the sack
give pink slip
give somebody the pink slip
lock out
hatchet
give a pink slip
give someone his or her walking papers
give somebody the boot
poll
give someone the ax
decimate
bereave
cleaver
drive off
slim down
give the bullet to
rob
privilege from
show the gate to
give somebody the push
give bum's rush
ostracize
US
give somebody notice
transport
remove from office
divest
more ❯
Verb
▲
To refuse to provide (as per usual)
stop
withhold
suspend
constrain
curb
deny
detain
hold back
retain
waive
arrest
cease
cut off
inhibit
keep back
restrain
suppress
bridle
check
discontinue
hold off on
keep
keep hold of
refuse
repress
stifle
put on back burner
put on hold
put on ice
put on the shelf
refuse to pay
adjourn
delay
postpone
interrupt
defer
shelve
prorogue
intermit
pigeonhole
break off
put off
reschedule
table
prorogate
recess
terminate
dissolve
disband
mothball
put aside
hold over
push back
lay on the table
bring to an end
hold up
hold
put in abeyance
bar
lay aside
hold off
pink-slip
put an end to
omit
hang up
procrastinate
rule out
break up
count out
put back
put in cold storage
inactivate
protract
cut short
take a rain check on
can
file
put on the back burner
put a stop to
retard
stave off
hang fire
stay
halt
hold in abeyance
call a halt to
quit
keep in abeyance
lay over
more ❯
Verb
▲
To demote or downgrade
sideline
demote
dismiss
downgrade
exclude
relegate
ostracize
US
banish
freeze out
disregard
ostracise
UK
invisibilize
marginalize
US
marginalise
UK
bar
ban
reject
debar
eliminate
prohibit
embargo
blackball
shut out
keep out
except
omit
forbid
refuse
boycott
veto
bounce
proscribe
repudiate
expel
remove
disallow
ignore
disbar
black
oust
evict
eject
preclude
interdict
close out
leave out
discount
get rid of
shut the door on
disclude
block
send to Coventry
not count
throw out
suspend
estop
refuse to admit
put an embargo on
occlude
obviate
stop
rule out
count out
ward off
prevent
cut out
drive out
leave out in the cold
miss out
bate
pass over
force out
blacklist
prevent from entering
put out
lock out
set aside
refuse admittance
deny access to
more ❯
Verb
▲
Give rest, relief
spell
allow
breathe
free
release
relieve
give rest
lie by
take over
stand in for
take the place of
Verb
▲
To reduce in intensity
ease
moderate
lessen
lighten
soften
blunt
deaden
dull
lower
numb
reduce
still
calm
diminish
anaesthetize
UK
anesthetize
US
quiet
tone down
take pressure off
take the edge off
let up on
alleviate
allay
assuage
soothe
decrease
relieve
temper
mitigate
palliate
mollify
cushion
abate
lenify
subdue
lull
relax
modify
buffer
gentle
muffle
quell
melt
tenderize
US
tenderise
UK
knead
bend
thaw
qualify
give
appease
moisten
mellow
yield
dissolve
mash
disintegrate
relent
make lighter
become tender
turn down
shift
empty
unload
jettison
dilute
uplight
levitate
thin
unburden
take
eradicate
facilitate
remove
disburden
free
attenuate
disencumber
change
comfort
ameliorate
extenuate
upraise
put off
throw out
reduce weight
pour out
cut down
make less
take a load off
more ❯
Noun
▲
The action of forcing or throwing something out
ejection
discharge
dismissal
removal
expulsion
firing
sacking
cashiering
lay-off
notice
ousting
redundancy
axing
boot
bullet
defenestration
heave-ho
push
sack
chop
dislodgement
old heave-ho
the boot
the sack
turfing out
layoff
unemployment
axe
UK
furlough
ax
US
joblessness
termination
severance
job loss
retirement
redundance
the axe
marching orders
laying-off
Noun
▲
A cessation of work by employees in protest at the terms set by their employers
stoppage
shutdown
closure
arrest
close
halt
strike
cutoff
discontinuance
walkout
arrestment
cease
cessation
check
closedown
conclusion
discontinuation
end
ending
expiration
finish
lapse
lay-off
offset
shutoff
standstill
stay
stop
stopping
surcease
termination
abeyance
barrier
curtailment
down
downtime
go-slow
hindrance
layoff
lockout
obstacle
sit-down
slowdown
industrial action
wildcat strike
work stoppage
work to rule
interruption
suspension
closing
break
pause
desistance
deadlock
disruption
gridlock
impasse
finale
completion
stalemate
wind-up
freeze
wrap-up
dead end
full stop
resolution
winding up
logjam
blockage
culmination
halting
ceasing
discontinuity
finishing
windup
delay
intermission
finis
rest
cut-off
checkmate
stand-off
adjournment
immobilization
US
stand
standoff
obstruction
expiry
withdrawal
consummation
screaming halt
grinding halt
denouement
period
abandonment
breakdown
endgame
Mexican standoff
terminus
homestretch
occlusion
capper
dead stop
respite
grand finale
end of the line
severance
mop-up
failure
immobilisation
UK
interval
hiatus
breather
break-off
disconnection
time-out
cutting short
breaking off
desuetude
climax
letup
screeching halt
result
outcome
curtains
issue
consequence
jam
snafu
general strike
holdup
lightning strike
hitch
work-to-rule
deduction
job action
winding-up
execution
fulfilment
UK
payoff
achievement
accomplishment
curtain
fulfillment
US
hole
end of the road
cutting off
blackout
gap
let-up
separation
intrusion
interference
stagnation
suppression
inactivity
disjunction
protest
concluding
shutting down
remission
inhibition
revolt
limit
alternation
recess
folding
guillotine
cloture
closing down
staying
prevention
paralysis
restraint
checking
stalling
restraining
tie-up
mutiny
rebellion
interlude
stopover
finality
definiteness
shutting
conclusiveness
time off
dissolution
cancellation
UK
breathing space
time out
abortion
cesser
finalization
US
disconnectedness
disjointedness
cancelation
US
kiss-off
ballgame
effect
wrap
fruition
withdrawal of labour
cut-off point
dénouement
death
incoherence
tie
draw
epilogue
UK
lull
brick wall
roadblock
liquidation
finalisation
UK
determination
retirement
coda
Catch-22
disunion
last stage
last
upshot
peroration
realization
US
realisation
UK
epilog
US
pickle
posture
dilemma
corner
block
quandary
predicament
box
plight
wall
final stage
sewing up
final part
final act
omega
perfection
polishing off
dead heat
cutout
end result
closing stages
run-in
lost time
lack of coherence
last word
idle time
blind alley
lack of unity
final word
bottom line
sign-off
wait
last part
more ❯
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