DEDUCT Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

deduct

verb

di-ˈdəkt

Definition of deduct next

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

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Recent Examples of deduct My plan to deduct your rent from your taxes will do that. —

Jack Schlossberg, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026 Historically, trusts and estates have been able to deduct income given to beneficiaries, which is then taxed on the individual level. —

Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 4 June 2026 In many states, your employer can charge a small administrative fee for the cost of processing each garnishment, which is deducted from your pay. —

Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 4 June 2026 In some cases, up to 80% of an incarcerated person’s wages are deducted. —

Julia Bowling, The Conversation, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for deduct

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subtract

Verb

Barker first made his name by subtracting the kick drum from techno, and Stochastic Drift, true to form, forswears anything like an anchoring bass drum in order to bounce freely atop choppy waves of ambient pulse.

— Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2025
How many racist comments must be subtracted from a Nature paper before the total is negative?

— Kathryn Paige Harden, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025