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

Also, shipping charges are non-refundable, and a restocking fee of $10 will be deducted from the refund. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2026

The $5,000 minimum may be high for your needs, though, and the origination fee can run from 2% to 12%, which is deducted from your loan proceeds. — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

Whatever proceeds Fairlane mall fetches at next month's auction/sale are to be deducted from the $35 million judgement against Kohan and the LLC. — Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2026

The high-speed lanes were equipped with transponder readers that could deduct tolls from drivers with in-car toll passes as well as license tag readers that could charge tolls to vehicles without transponders, NTSB investigators noted. — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026