Synonyms of deduct

deduct

verb

di-ˈdəkt 

as in to subtract

to take away (an amount or number) from a total

after deducting taxes, what's left is your net pay for the week

Synonyms & Similar Words

• subtract
• reduce
• discount
• take off
• decrease
• abate
• diminish
• lessen
• curtail
• lower
• shorten
• cut down
• truncate
• slash
• cut
• abridge
• dwindle
• knock off
• cut back
• dock
• downsize
• prune
• clip
• trim
• pare
• crop
• retrench
• abbreviate
• whittle
• knock down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• add
• tack (on)
• supplement
• append
• complement
• enhance
• increase
• annex
• raise
• heighten
• augment
• adjoin
• expand
• multiply
• magnify
• intensify
• enlarge
• amplify
• boost
• escalate
• compound
• beef (up)
• aggrandize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deduct

Automatically deducting pay for lunch breaks that never occur constitutes wage theft. —Christine Villabona-Kuntz, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2026

Filers can deduct up to $750,000 of mortgage debt, or up to $375,000 for married people who file separately, according to the Internal Revenue Service. —Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026

How much will seniors be able to deduct this year? —Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2026

Amounts above the 10% limit, as well as the 1% floor amount, can be carried over and deducted for five years. —Medora Lee, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026