Home › Words › D › dumbsizedumbsizedumbsize means to reduce the number of employees in a business without regard to organizational efficiency, such that its operations become unprofitable or inefficient.EtymologyBlend of dumb + downsize.verbTo reduce the number of employees in a business without regard to organizational efficiency, such that its operations become unprofitable or inefficient.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.downsize 65% match — To reduce in size or number. vs dumbsize →downsizing 65% match — An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized. vs dumbsize →brightsizing 62% match — Giving redundancy to (i.e. firing) the most intelligent employees of a company. vs dumbsize →decruitment 58% match — The act of a company reducing its workforce, either by a reduction in recruitment, or by redundancy. vs dumbsize →downsizer 57% match — One who, or that which, downsizes. vs dumbsize →dumbification 57% match — The process of dumbifying. vs dumbsize →downscale 56% match — Being downmarket, of a lower quality. vs dumbsize →destaffing 56% match — The process of elimination or reduction of personnel. vs dumbsize →