as in to cut down
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subtract (from)
Verb
-
Smith said after talking to Gregg, Wheels Up reduced the price to $850, but storage fees for having the car since April 1 bring the grand total to at least $2,600.—
Liz Crawford,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026 -
Much like Vietnam, only a lot faster, the American war in Iran has reduced itself to saving face.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
Unlike current treatments that primarily manage symptoms by replacing dopamine, the experimental therapy aims to modify the disease itself, a shift experts describe as potentially transformative.—
Ted Scouten,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
-
The singer's brother Eric Stefani wrote the first version, and modified it with help from a freshly heartbroken Gwen, who had just broken up with the band's bassist Tony Kanal — one of a few times in music history that the subject of the song also contributed to its production.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
But Israel and Hezbollah showed no signs of decreasing their attacks Friday.—
Brian Dakss,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
-
The less experienced Tyler Kolek’s playing time decreased as well as the squad returned to full health.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
The debate will be moderated by Nikki Laurenzo, news anchor at KTXL-TV Fox- 40 in Sacramento and host of Inside California Politics, and Frank Buckley, morning news anchor at KTLA-TV in Los Angeles.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
13 Apr. 2026
-
The debate will be moderated by Elex Michaelson and Kaitlan Collins.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
Quiet Maryam and mercurial Farhan—eight years apart—had often squabbled, gone through periods of not talking, but without her sister as a foil, Maryam was diminished.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
-
The result, of course, is that both nations are diminished.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
But options that lessen the burden of taking a forever drug may matter even more.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
11 Apr. 2026
-
The storms will lessen after Friday night, but the rest of the weekend is likely to still see showers and smaller, more isolated thunderstorms, Anderson said.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
One listener reacted by slashing the sheriff’s tire.—
Amelia Soth,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Apr. 2026
-
Snap slashed about 20% of its workforce in 2022 following a slowdown in ad revenue growth, and another 10% worldwide in 2024.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
The Miniature Wife Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen star in this dramedy about an egocentric scientist on the verge of a breakthrough who accidentally shrinks his wife, a Pulitzer-winning author who hasn’t written a lick in more than a decade.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
-
When gas prices go up, consumer purchasing power goes down, effectively shrinking how much disposable income people have.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Subtract (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtract%20%28from%29. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
