outsizing
Growing beyond comparison
Outsizing means exceeding in size, surpassing something by being larger or more substantial.
A company might outsize its competitors in market share; ambitions can outsize resources.
The present participle form emphasizes ongoing or characteristic excess: Her outsizing influence on the industry continues to grow.
Related to the adjective outsized, meaning unusually or disproportionately large.
Doing better than others
- surpassingGoing beyond in quality
- eclipsingObscuring by surpassing
- outpacingExceeding another's speed
- outmaneuveringDefeating through superior tactics
dominating · beating · triumphing · conquering · overpowering · crushing · vanquishing · dwarfing
Increase in size
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- ballooningSwelling or aerial drifting
inflation · distension · bloating · stretching · widening · broadening · extending · proliferation
Maximum amount containable
- extensibilityCapacity for adding features
- elasticityTendency to resume original form
- modularityDivisibility into independent units
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
adaptability · proportionality · incremental · optimization · infrastructure · throughput · expandability · upgradability
Mass job eliminations
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- restructuringRearranging an existing framework
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- cutbacksReductions in spending
retrenchment · rightsizing · consolidation · trimming · pruning · attrition · belt-tightening · cost-cutting
outperforming
Doing better than others
- surpassingGoing beyond in quality
- eclipsingObscuring by surpassing
- outpacingExceeding another's speed
outmaneuvering · dominating · beating · triumphing · conquering · overpowering · crushing · vanquishing · dwarfing · overshadowing
enlargement
Increase in size
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
ballooning · inflation · distension · bloating · stretching · widening · broadening · extending · proliferation · escalation
capacity
Maximum amount containable
- extensibilityCapacity for adding features
- elasticityTendency to resume original form
- modularityDivisibility into independent units
flexibility · adaptability · proportionality · incremental · optimization · infrastructure · throughput · expandability · upgradability · headroom
layoffs
Mass job eliminations
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- restructuringRearranging an existing framework
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
cutbacks · retrenchment · rightsizing · consolidation · trimming · pruning · attrition · belt-tightening · cost-cutting · paring
outsizingshrinking
Decreasing in dimension
diminishing · contracting · downsizing · reducing · miniaturizing
outsizingmatching
Identical in appearance
trailing · lagging behind · equaling · underperforming · stagnating
outsizingtrailing
Following behind something
lagging · underperforming · falling behind · matching · keeping pace
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