Synonyms of subtract

subtract

verb

səb-ˈtrakt 

as in to deduct

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

if you subtract 10 from 23, you get 13

you can subtract the time you spent daydreaming from your total homework time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deduct
• reduce
• discount
• decrease
• take off
• cut
• abate
• lower
• diminish
• slash
• lessen
• shorten
• truncate
• dwindle
• cut down
• curtail
• clip
• abridge
• knock off
• prune
• trim
• downsize
• cut back
• dock
• crop
• pare
• abbreviate
• knock down
• whittle
• retrench

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• add
• tack (on)
• append
• supplement
• complement
• enhance
• annex
• increase
• multiply
• intensify
• expand
• heighten
• magnify
• augment
• adjoin
• raise
• enlarge
• amplify
• boost
• escalate
• compound
• beef (up)
• aggrandize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of subtract

So the studio had to pay to store the sets etc., which means either the budget goes up — or more likely, the studio subtracts those delay costs from your budget. —Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025

But a surge of imports ahead of Trump’s tariffs likely clouded the figure, since the calculation subtracts imports in an effort to exclude foreign production from the calculation of gross domestic product. —Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 May 2025

Now in theaters, Final Reckoning’s budget is $400 million after subtracting tens of millions of dollars in tax incentives and rebates from the various countries included on its globe-trotting shooting schedule. —Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025

The official breakdown data showed the biggest drags on activity came from public demand and net trade, each subtracting 0.1 percentage point from the quarterly GDP figure, while private demand boosted output by 0.3 percentage point. —Anniek Bao,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 June 2025