Synonyms of reduced

reduced 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in lowered

Related Words

• lowered
• discounted
• discount
• moderate
• wholesale
• reasonable
• fire-sale
• inexpensive
• affordable
• dirt cheap
• worthless
• budget
• cheap
• low-end
• cheapish
• low
• popular
• chintzy
• valueless
• cheapie
• cut-price
• dime-store
• cut-rate
• cheapo
• bargain-basement
• el cheapo
• ultracheap
• supercheap

Dissimilar Words

• high
• valuable
• expensive
• costly
• increased
• precious
• premium
• dear
• pricey
• inflated
• deluxe
• unreasonable
• steep
• prohibitive
• exorbitant
• spendy
• extravagant
• stiff
• high-ticket
• invaluable
• priceless
• overpriced
• luxurious
• prohibitory
• superexpensive
• ultraexpensive

2

as in diminished

Related Words

• diminished
• compressed
• condensed
• contracted
• dimpled
• cupped
• alveolar
• cavernous
• pockmarked
• hollow
• concave
• crescentic
• recurved
• indented
• sunken
• recessed
• dished
• depressed
• cuplike
• dented
• cuppy

Dissimilar Words

• convex
• enlarged
• risen
• extended
• inflated
• swollen
• expanded
• protuberant
• projecting
• bloated
• distended
• blown up
• bulbous
• puffy
• ballooning
• protruding
• protrusive
• global
• rounded
• bulging
• spherical
• round
• cambered
• puffed
• globular
• domed
• jutting

reduced

2 of 2

verb

past tense of reduce

1

as in demoted

to bring to a lower grade or rank

was reduced from team captain to team member as punishment for his misbehavior on the court

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demoted
• degraded
• dismissed
• downgraded
• busted
• sacked
• laid off
• fired
• disrated
• broke
• downsized
• lowered
• canned
• cashiered
• humiliated
• debased
• humbled
• demeaned
• abased

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raised
• advanced
• promoted
• elevated
• hired

2

as in decreased

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

you'll have to reduce the amount of money you spend on unnecessary purchases if you want to have any money left for retirement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decreased
• lowered
• depleted
• diminished
• eased
• minimized
• slashed
• lessened
• dropped
• compressed
• cut
• dwindled
• downsized
• dented
• abated
• shrank
• knocked down
• shortened
• trimmed
• downscaled
• pared
• de-escalated
• modified
• contracted
• curtailed
• condensed
• constricted
• modulated
• truncated
• cut down
• clipped
• abbreviated
• abridged
• pruned
• cut back
• cropped
• whittled
• docked
• retrenched
• nicked
• deflated
• moderated
• qualified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increased
• expanded
• augmented
• enlarged
• raised
• amplified
• boosted
• escalated
• extended
• prolonged
• swelled
• inflated
• lengthened
• dilated
• distended
• added (to)
• blew up
• elongated
• supplemented
• enhanced
• protracted
• complemented
• aggrandized
• intensified
• heightened
• redoubled

3

as in depressed

to diminish the price or value of

a mortgage crisis that reduced homes to their lowest level in a decade

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lowered
• depressed
• sank
• attenuated
• devalued
• shrank
• downgraded
• devaluated
• depreciated
• cheapened
• broke
• marked down
• wrote down
• wrote off
• compressed
• underestimated
• lessened
• debased
• dwindled
• contracted
• undervalued
• demonetized
• downsized
• moderated
• underrated
• abridged
• deflated
• underpriced
• de-escalated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enhanced
• appreciated
• upgraded
• increased
• marked up
• inflated
• blew up
• added
• overestimated
• expanded
• augmented
• extended
• enlarged
• multiplied
• heightened
• compounded
• bloated
• maximized
• amplified
• raised
• overvalued
• overrated
• boosted
• swelled
• escalated
• overpriced
• dilated
• upped
• ballooned
• aggrandized

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reduced

Adjective

At the Paks nuclear reactor, Hungary decided to reduce output to 25 percent in the wake of reduced water levels. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026

This was a reduced version called by new offensive coordinator Nathan Scheelhaase, with minimal opponent-specific game planning and facing the Chiefs’ backups. — Nate Atkins, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Lenders offering programs like reduced and interest-only payments, forbearance and post-graduation grace periods scored best in this category. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026

To qualify for reduced tuition, undocumented students must have attended a local high school for at least two years and applied to SUNY or CUNY within five years of graduation. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026

Still, users can expect reduced latency and better network capacity from the device, although the Starlink dish itself usually offers max speeds up to 400Mbps plus. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026

The Kings have held discussions with Westbrook about a return to Sacramento in what would surely be a reduced role, but he hasn’t been linked to any other teams and remains unsigned more than a month into free agency. — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026

The starter hardens over time, which leads to hard-to-remove blockages in the pipes and a reduced pipe diameter. — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2026

In a 2025 study of older parents, being cut off from an adult child was associated with poorer well-being and a reduced sense of purpose, as well as greater depressive symptoms. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Verb

That tariff rate was later reduced to 15% when the two sides agreed on a trade deal, but uncertainty remains about the stability of that agreement and how imports of certain European goods, such as steel, will be taxed by Washington. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026

Traffic on the critical waterway, through which one-fifth of global crude oil typically flows, has reduced to a trickle since the war started in February. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

In the first four months, all three store openings reduced nearby online net revenue—online purchases minus returns—by roughly 8% to 11%. — Ayşe Çetinel, Harvard Business Review, 18 Aug. 2026

In 2018, he was sentenced to 16-1/2 years, but it was later reduced to 10 years at the recommendation of federal prosecutors. — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026

During that time, sound and light levels will be reduced at the Kidway and Mighty Midway. — Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Last week, borrowers began reporting that their qualifying PSLF payment counts had suddenly and inexplicably been reduced by the Education Department. — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Tregenza’s imagistic fury doesn’t come at the expense of drama; his choreography is never reduced to a stunt, and the cast never appear constrained by the demands of timing and blocking. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026

Lister continued his protocol of hygiene and reduced surgical death rates from 45% to 15%. — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026