Synonyms of subtracting

subtracting

verb

present participle of subtract

as in deducting

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

• deducting
• reducing
• decreasing
• discounting
• clipping
• lowering
• diminishing
• cutting
• taking off
• abating
• slashing
• downsizing
• lessening
• shortening
• dwindling
• paring
• knocking off
• trimming
• cropping
• pruning
• truncating
• cutting down
• abridging
• curtailing
• whittling
• abbreviating
• cutting back
• docking
• knocking down
• retrenching

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adding
• supplementing
• adjoining
• appending
• annexing
• tacking (on)
• multiplying
• complementing
• increasing
• enhancing
• augmenting
• expanding
• intensifying
• enlarging
• magnifying
• heightening
• amplifying
• raising
• escalating
• compounding
• boosting
• aggrandizing
• beefing (up)

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• adding
• supplementing
• adjoining
• appending
• annexing
• tacking (on)
• multiplying
• complementing
• increasing
• enhancing
• augmenting
• expanding
• intensifying
• enlarging
• magnifying
• heightening
• amplifying
• raising
• escalating
• compounding
• boosting
• aggrandizing
• beefing (up)

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