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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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