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Detailed Synonyms for lay off in English

lay off:

to lay off verb (lays off, laid off, laying off)

  1. to lay off
    – dismiss, usually for economic reasons 1
    to discharge; to fire; to dismiss; to release; to sack; to drop
    • discharge verb (discharges, discharged, discharging)
    • fire verb (fires, fired, firing)
    • dismiss verb (dismisss, dismissed, dismissing)
    • release verb (releases, released, releasing)
    • sack verb (sacks, sacked, sacking)
    • drop verb (drops, dropped, dropping)
    to lay off
    – dismiss, usually for economic reasons 1
    • lay off verb (lays off, laid off, laying off)
  2. to lay off
    – dismiss, usually for economic reasons 1
    to lay off; furlough
    – dismiss, usually for economic reasons 1
  3. to lay off
    to discharge; to dismiss; to fire; to lay off; to cast out; to throw out; to sack; to be discharged
    • discharge verb (discharges, discharged, discharging)
    • dismiss verb (dismisss, dismissed, dismissing)
    • fire verb (fires, fired, firing)
    • lay off verb (lays off, laid off, laying off)
    • cast out verb (casts out, casted out, casting out)
    • throw out verb (throws out, threw out, throwing out)
    • sack verb (sacks, sacked, sacking)
    • be discharged verb (is discharged, being discharged)
  4. to lay off
    to fend off; to parry; to keep off; to lay off
    • fend off verb (fends off, fended off, fending off)
    • parry verb (parries, parried, parrying)
    • keep off verb (keeps off, kept off, keeping off)
    • lay off verb (lays off, laid off, laying off)
  5. to lay off
    to divert; to avert; to turn away; to fend off; to parry; to lay off; to keep off
    • divert verb (diverts, diverted, diverting)
    • avert verb (averts, averted, averting)
    • turn away verb (turns away, turned away, turning away)
    • fend off verb (fends off, fended off, fending off)
    • parry verb (parries, parried, parrying)
    • lay off verb (lays off, laid off, laying off)
    • keep off verb (keeps off, kept off, keeping off)
  6. to lay off
    – put an end to a state or an activity 1
    to cease; to quit; to stop; to lay off; to give up; discontinue
    – put an end to a state or an activity 1
    • cease verb (ceases, ceased, ceasing)
    • quit verb (quits, quit, quiting)
    • stop verb (stops, stopped, stopping)
    • lay off verb (lays off, laid off, laying off)
    • give up verb (gives up, gave up, giving up)

Conjugations for lay off:

present
  1. lay off
  2. lay off
  3. lays off
  4. lay off
  5. lay off
  6. lay off
simple past
  1. laid off
  2. laid off
  3. laid off
  4. laid off
  5. laid off
  6. laid off
present perfect
  1. have laid off
  2. have laid off
  3. has laid off
  4. have laid off
  5. have laid off
  6. have laid off
past continuous
  1. was laying off
  2. were laying off
  3. was laying off
  4. were laying off
  5. were laying off
  6. were laying off
future
  1. shall lay off
  2. will lay off
  3. will lay off
  4. shall lay off
  5. will lay off
  6. will lay off
continuous present
  1. am laying off
  2. are laying off
  3. is laying off
  4. are laying off
  5. are laying off
  6. are laying off
subjunctive
  1. be laid off
  2. be laid off
  3. be laid off
  4. be laid off
  5. be laid off
  6. be laid off
diverse
  1. lay off!
  2. let's lay off!
  3. laid off
  4. laying off
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Alternate Synonyms for "lay off":


Antonyms for "lay off":


Related Definitions for "lay off":

  1. dismiss, usually for economic reasons1
  2. put an end to a state or an activity1

Related Synonyms for lay off