Synonyms of subtracted

subtracted

verb

past tense of subtract

as in deducted

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

• deducted
• reduced
• discounted
• decreased
• abated
• cut
• diminished
• knocked off
• slashed
• lowered
• took off
• clipped
• lessened
• dwindled
• shortened
• truncated
• pared
• trimmed
• pruned
• curtailed
• cropped
• downsized
• abbreviated
• cut down
• knocked down
• abridged
• docked
• whittled
• cut back
• retrenched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• added
• appended
• annexed
• tacked (on)
• supplemented
• complemented
• adjoined
• increased
• enhanced
• multiplied
• intensified
• magnified
• heightened
• expanded
• augmented
• compounded
• amplified
• raised
• enlarged
• boosted
• escalated
• beefed (up)
• aggrandized

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of subtracted

At public institutions, the average amount that a student pays now after all the discounts and everything is subtracted is only about $2,300 according to the college board. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 20 July 2026

The report then stripped out liabilities, which includes mortgage debt, of $5 trillion and subtracted the wealth of the top 1%, estimated at $28 trillion. — Robert Frank, CNBC, 17 July 2026

Also, if a player in the top-10 rounds does not sign, his pick’s value is subtracted from the team’s bonus pool total. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

Attorney’s fees will also need to be subtracted from the settlement fund prior to payments being made. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 2 July 2026

Washington subtracted after adding two potential difference-makers in trades for Jordan Kyrou and Alex Tuch. — CBS News, 25 June 2026

There will be plenty of discourse over the next few weeks, and a lot of negotiating on what could be added or subtracted from the legislation to get this off the Senate floor and into the House. — Trey Wallace, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026

The judge found that Energy Transfer’s contribution was a gift and subtracted the $10 million already paid by the federal government when calculating the nearly $28 million award. — ABC News, 11 June 2026

Last quarter, gas subtracted two tenths of a point. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 31 May 2026