Synonyms of deducts

deducts

verb

present tense third-person singular of deduct

as in subtracts

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

• subtracts
• reduces
• discounts
• decreases
• abates
• takes off
• diminishes
• lessens
• lowers
• curtails
• shortens
• dwindles
• knocks off
• truncates
• slashes
• pares
• abridges
• abbreviates
• cuts down
• downsizes
• crops
• knocks down
• prunes
• clips
• cuts
• whittles
• cuts back
• docks
• trims
• retrenches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adds
• appends
• adjoins
• complements
• enhances
• increases
• annexes
• supplements
• heightens
• tacks (on)
• intensifies
• magnifies
• augments
• raises
• expands
• multiplies
• enlarges
• amplifies
• boosts
• escalates
• compounds
• aggrandizes
• beefs (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deducts

Once federal student aid is approved, the Department of Education disburses the money to the school, which deducts the tuition costs and forwards the remaining balance to the student to cover living expenses. —John Wisely, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025

The county already deducts 2% from eligible contracts to fund its procurement operations. —Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025