scaledown
Make proportionally smaller
A scaledown is a reduction in size, scope, or magnitude.
The term appears most often in technical and business contexts: a scaledown of operations, a scaledown in production capacity.
In scientific research, a scaledown model replicates a process at smaller volume for testing.
The verb form is usually two words: scale down.
Reduce scale or staff
compress · condense · curtail · trim · pare · prune · streamline · consolidate
Enforced economic stringency
- recessionProlonged economic decline
- downturnEconomic decline period
- contractionReduction in size
- retrenchmentReduction of expenditures
cutback · downsizing · layoffs · budget cuts · belt-tightening · restructuring · consolidation · efficiency
Lack of complexity
- declutterRemove unnecessary items
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
- sparseThinly scattered or distributed
- essentialsIndispensable items or elements
understated · functional · clean · uncluttered · lean · basic · efficient · compact
downsize
Reduce scale or staff
lessen · compress · condense · curtail · trim · pare · prune · streamline · consolidate · contract
austerity
Enforced economic stringency
- recessionProlonged economic decline
- downturnEconomic decline period
- contractionReduction in size
retrenchment · cutback · downsizing · layoffs · budget cuts · belt-tightening · restructuring · consolidation · efficiency · cost-cutting
simplicity
Lack of complexity
- declutterRemove unnecessary items
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
- sparseThinly scattered or distributed
essentials · understated · functional · clean · uncluttered · lean · basic · efficient · compact · modest