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subtracting (from)

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present participle of subtract (from)

Synonyms & Antonyms of subtracting (from)

as in reducing, decreasing

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for subtracting (from)

decreasing,
de-escalating,
deflating,
diminishing,
downsizing,
dwindling,
lessening,
lowering,
moderating,
modifying,
reducing,
retrenching,
shrinking,
slashing,
tapering

abating,
compressing,
constricting,
contracting,
cutting,
cutting down,
paring,
pruning,
trimming

abstracting,
digesting,
encapsulating,
epitomizing,
recapitulating,
summarizing,
summing up

abbreviating,
abridging,
curtailing,
cutting back,
docking,
eliding,
shortening,
syncopating,
truncating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for subtracting (from)

elongating,
extending,
lengthening,
prolonging,
protracting

enlarging,
expanding,
supplementing

adding,
aggrandizing,
amplifying,
augmenting,
ballooning,
boosting,
dilating,
escalating,
heightening,
increasing,
maximizing,
pumping up,
raising

blowing up,
distending,
inflating,
swelling

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