scaled back

A form of scale back — To make a reduction in the amount, extent, etc. of something.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of scale back
Cite this entry
APA

scaled back. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaled%20back

MLA

“scaled back.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaled%20back. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scaled back,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaled%20back.

Source: scaled back on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.