REDUCTIONS Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

reductions

noun

plural of reduction

as in deductions

something that is or may be subtracted there was a sizable reduction in her weekly pay when she decided to buy health insurance

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as in decreases

the amount by which something is lessened saw an 11% reduction in the number of students applying to the school

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as in demotions

the act or an instance of bringing to a lower grade or rank the captain was punished with a reduction to lieutenant

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Recent Examples of reductions Eco effort The hotel is marching along a path to zero-landfill waste, helped in part by reductions in single-use plastics and paper materials, plus a swift recycling program. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 Crucially, the military should balance these financials with attractive inducements such as robust family health care coverage, prescription drug cost reductions, and partial pension possibilities for those who provide vital service short of a full 20-year career. —

Robert Krasner, STAT, 1 June 2026 Researchers found semaglutide led to reductions in alcohol use by some but not all measures, significantly reduced alcohol cravings and led participants to smoke fewer cigarettes. —

Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 1 June 2026 Budget reductions at the private research institution have meant hard conversations about what and who to cut. —

Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 31 May 2026 The Tribune, like many papers, has suffered after corporate buyouts and staff reductions. —

Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026 The prayer recipients reported significantly greater reductions in anxiety immediately after the session, and these positive effects remained statistically significant at both the two-week and six-week checkpoints. —

Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026 The program was always planned to become stricter as the years unfolded, to give businesses more time to make the stronger reductions in their emissions. —

Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026 Residents can expect winds to be west-southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph and humidity rH reductions to 10-20% this afternoon. —

Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 May 2026

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Adapting the private-sector pay structure for all work in prison could result in fair wages – that’s if deductions are revised to be fair as well.

— Julia Bowling, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
The 1% floor on corporate deductions stacks directly against the existing 10% cap.

— Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026