Synonyms of reducing

reducing 1 of 2

noun

as in decreasing

Related Words

• decreasing
• diminishing
• shortening
• lessening
• compression
• shrinking
• curtailment
• contraction
• abridgment
• abbreviation
• condensation
• abruptness
• shortness
• brusqueness
• curtness
• brevity
• crispness
• tautness
• terseness
• succinctness
• conciseness
• briefness
• compendiousness
• pithiness
• minuteness
• laconism
• smallness
• tininess
• littleness

Dissimilar Words

• extending
• stretching
• extension
• lengthiness
• prolonging
• extensiveness
• prolongation
• elongation
• growth
• elongating
• expansion
• protraction
• spread
• diffuseness
• wordiness
• prolixity
• greatness
• bulkiness
• volubility
• talkativeness
• bigness
• garrulousness
• largeness
• verboseness
• talkiness
• long-windedness
• heftiness

reducing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of reduce

1

as in demoting

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

• demoting
• degrading
• dismissing
• downgrading
• busting
• sacking
• breaking
• firing
• lowering
• downsizing
• disrating
• laying off
• canning
• debasing
• humiliating
• demeaning
• abasing
• cashiering
• humbling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raising
• promoting
• advancing
• elevating
• hiring

2

as in lowering

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

• decreasing
• lowering
• depleting
• diminishing
• easing
• minimizing
• slashing
• lessening
• cutting
• compressing
• dropping
• denting
• downsizing
• dwindling
• shrinking
• abating
• trimming
• shortening
• knocking down
• paring
• downscaling
• de-escalating
• modifying
• curtailing
• contracting
• modulating
• condensing
• constricting
• truncating
• cutting down
• abridging
• clipping
• whittling
• pruning
• nicking
• cropping
• abbreviating
• retrenching
• cutting back
• docking
• moderating
• deflating
• qualifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increasing
• expanding
• augmenting
• enlarging
• raising
• boosting
• escalating
• amplifying
• swelling
• extending
• inflating
• lengthening
• prolonging
• dilating
• enhancing
• adding (to)
• blowing up
• supplementing
• complementing
• aggrandizing
• intensifying
• distending
• heightening
• elongating
• protracting
• redoubling

3

as in sinking

to diminish the price or value of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lowering
• sinking
• depressing
• attenuating
• shrinking
• devaluing
• downgrading
• devaluating
• breaking
• cheapening
• depreciating
• writing down
• writing off
• marking down
• compressing
• underestimating
• debasing
• lessening
• demonetizing
• undervaluing
• contracting
• underrating
• moderating
• dwindling
• downsizing
• abridging
• underpricing
• deflating
• de-escalating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enhancing
• upgrading
• appreciating
• increasing
• inflating
• marking up
• bloating
• adding
• blowing up
• expanding
• maximizing
• extending
• augmenting
• overestimating
• enlarging
• multiplying
• swelling
• raising
• boosting
• escalating
• amplifying
• heightening
• compounding
• dilating
• overvaluing
• overrating
• upping
• overpricing
• ballooning
• aggrandizing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reducing

Noun

The long answer is that Estée Lauder’s Diamond Moisturizer is hydrating (as all moisturizers should be), firming, tightening, wrinkle-reducing, age spot-fading, and texture-smoothing. — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026

Moisturizing, soothing, and redness reducing, Erborian’s CC Cream is the ultimate cult-favorite beauty product. — Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2025

Verb

Gupta estimated that reducing formation time by half or more could lower overall factory electricity use by 10% to 15%. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

Slowing or reducing the demand for that subsidy seems appropriate in my view. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

The findings come as Sacramento enters the wet season, when the city's drainage infrastructure plays a critical role in moving stormwater away from neighborhoods and reducing flood risks. — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Chilean fishers claim that pollution caused by salmon-farming facilities is significantly reducing the abundance of fish and shellfish in the sea. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Climate policies are reducing emissions Since the adoption of the Paris Agreement just over a decade ago, global renewable electricity capacity has grown three times faster than anticipated, while solar PV build-out has increased seven times faster. — Simmone Shah, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

The filter also makes the page look like a poster left too long in the sun, washing it out and reducing contrast compared to monochrome e-readers. — New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2026

At his April 16, 2013, resentencing, Stoltz imposed a combination of consecutive, concurrent and stayed sentences, reducing his prison term to 50 years. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

New research has also shown that reducing another signaling chemical, norepinephrine, in certain brain regions can decrease rats’ ability to learn from situations where expected rewards are less available. — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026