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subtract

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of subtract

to take away (an amount or number) from a total

If you subtract 10 from 23, you get 13.

You can subtract the amount you spent on groceries from the total you owe for room and board.

Synonyms of subtract

abate, deduct, knock off, take off

Words Related to subtract

decrease, diminish, discount, downsize, dwindle, knock down, lessen, lower, reduce

abbreviate, abridge, clip, crop, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, dock, pare, prune, retrench, shorten, slash, trim, truncate, whittle

Near Antonyms of subtract

adjoin, annex, append

complement, supplement

enhance, heighten, intensify, magnify

aggrandize, amplify, augment, beef (up), boost, compound, enlarge, escalate, expand, increase, multiply

Antonyms of subtract

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