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deduct

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Synonyms & Antonyms of deduct

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

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

Synonyms for deduct

abate,
knock off,
subtract,
take off

Words Related to deduct

decrease,
diminish,
discount,
downsize,
dwindle,
knock down,
lessen,
lower,
reduce

abbreviate,
abridge,
clip,
crop,
curtail,
cut,
cut back,
cut down,
dock,
pare,
prune,
retrench,
shorten,
slash,
trim,
truncate,
whittle

Near Antonyms for deduct

adjoin,
annex,
append

complement,
supplement

enhance,
heighten,
intensify,
magnify

aggrandize,
amplify,
augment,
beef (up),
boost,
compound,
enlarge,
escalate,
expand,
increase,
multiply,
raise

Antonyms for deduct

add,
tack (on)

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“Deduct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deduct. Accessed 28 Sep. 2022.

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