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

For example, the national median home price increased about 2% year-over-year as of August, suggesting that homes are becoming more expensive and seemingly at odds with reduced demand from buyers. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

Zimbabwe is among several African nations resisting Washington’s push to replace broad health assistance with country-by-country agreements emphasizing domestic financing and reduced donor dependence. — Farai Mutsaka, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Users of classical psychedelics who underwent a major trip on the Fourth of July expressed reduced support for partisan political violence, whereas tripping around the time of the Democratic and Republican conventions increased it. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

In a customer incident, the report may document any pain, dizziness, head impact, reduced movement, or other symptoms observed or reported after the fall, whether or not a medical diagnosis has been made. — Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

Disruptions to oil shipments through the Middle East, including the Strait of Hormuz, have pushed crude prices higher, while reduced diesel supplies from the region have left fuel markets tight in the United States, Europe and Asia. — Michel Martin, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026

The majority of vendors who participated chose a menu item to sell at a reduced price. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026

Short-term savings can be offset by reduced innovation, weaker supply resilience or less favorable terms. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

With so many homes and businesses switching to solar, often those with larger energy usage, utility firms are contending with reduced revenue, and less reliable demand. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026

Verb

In fact, a 2025 study found that 28 percent of people with telogen effluvium had reduced ferritin levels, while no one in the control group had a deficiency. — Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026

By 2020, however, it had been reduced to a century-and-a-half-old ruin running a mile along the River Lee and in the midst of condo conversion. — Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026

Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook for about 4 minutes, until the liquid has reduced by two-thirds. — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 26 Sep. 2026

Lower heat and simmer rapidly, stirring occasionally, until liquid is reduced by a third and very fragrant, about 20 minutes. — Carla Lalli Music, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026

That someone with a voice as communicative and constantly evolving as Bridges is often reduced to a retro aesthete is a shame. — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

The 2025 map would have reduced the number of seats favoring Democrats to one. — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026

An October 2025 ceasefire reduced the intensity of the fighting, but Israel has continued to carry out strikes, killing at least 1,375 people since the agreement went into effect, according to local health officials. — Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

If those issues linger and Willis misses time, the healthy group would be reduced to Dylan Edwards, Micah Johnson, John Kelly and Jack Reeves. — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026