cuts back

VERB

economize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

curb curtail cut down decrease lessen lower pare prune reduce retrench shorten slash trim

WEAK

abbreviate abridge check clip cut mark down mark off shave

Antonyms

STRONGEST

develop enlarge expand extend grow increase lengthen raise strengthen

WEAK

spend squander waste

Example Sentences

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cuts back

The family cuts back on costs by shopping at discount grocer Aldi and limiting entertainment expenses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

This cuts back on time in bed more slowly, by 15 to 30 minutes each week, until sleep improves.

From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2025

When he finally cuts back to Myrna’s shock, it makes Karsh’s follow-up line even funnier.

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2025

Here she played the album’s most ’90s-coded cuts back to back, jamming “Pretty Isn’t Pretty” into “Love Is Embarrassing” as though we’d suddenly been dropped into a gig by Lush.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2024

The control booth cuts back to the studio from the Silverlake report, and Lyla quickly brings her thoughts back to the here and now.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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