Synonyms of subtraction

subtraction

noun

səb-ˈtrak-shən 

as in deduction

the act or an instance of taking away from a total

the restaurant may not have raised the price, but there's definitely been a subtraction in the number of fries in a side order

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deduction
• reduction
• decline
• drop
• discount
• diminution
• decrement
• shrinkage
• loss
• rebate
• abatement
• diminishment
• detraction
• curtailment
• giveback
• kickback
• cutback
• cut
• fall

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• addition
• increase
• accession
• increment
• gain
• enlargement
• rise
• accumulation
• boost
• raise
• appendix
• supplement
• supplementation
• augmentation
• accrual
• accretion
• addendum

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of subtraction

There were significant subtractions and additions at receiver but returnees Bryson Green and Will Pauling lead the way. —Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024

By the 1970s, those of North African origin made up a majority of French Jews, thanks to Jewish flight from the Maghreb and the subtraction of Ashkenazi Jews deported under the Vichy regime. —Jonathan Laurence, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2015

The team plied their subject AI models with questions drawn from a popular collection of more than 8,000 grade school arithmetic problems testing schoolchildren’s understanding of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. —Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024

The Sharks’ additions, and perhaps the subtractions, should help with that endeavor. —Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024