Synonyms for Re duces:

• n.

  •ruination (noun)
  • destruction,
  • undoing,
  • downfall,
  • bane,
  • destroyer,
  • wrecker.

• v.

  •abase (verb)
  • humble,
  • humiliate,
  • mortify,
  • belittle,
  • demean,
  • disgrace,
  • shame,
  • reduce,
  • dishonor.
  •abate (verb)
  • ebb,
  • cool it,
  • subside,
  • let go,
  • decline,
  • hang loose,
  • quell,
  • let up,
  • let it all hang out,
  • unlax,
  • wane,
  • take it easy,
  • allay,
  • go with the flow,
  • chill out,
  • lay back,
  • coast,
  • slow,
  • cool,
  • hang easy,
  • dull,
  • mellow out,
  • slacken,
  • decrease.
  •abbreviate (verb)
  • digest,
  • get to the meat,
  • condense,
  • take out,
  • summarize,
  • put in a nutshell,
  • cut off,
  • cut out,
  • compress,
  • encapsulate,
  • prune,
  • boil down,
  • abstract.
  •abridge (verb)
  • restrict,
  • snip,
  • downsize,
  • abbreviate,
  • concentrate,
  • limit,
  • put in nutshell,
  • blue pencil,
  • narrow.
  •alloy (verb)
  • devalue,
  • denature.
  •atomize (verb)
  • vaporize,
  • spray.
  •break (verb)
  • dispirit,
  • demoralize,
  • confute,
  • incapacitate,
  • refute,
  • lighten,
  • confound,
  • cow,
  • disprove,
  • soften,
  • disconfirm,
  • controvert,
  • rebut,
  • enervate,
  • tame.
  •change (verb)
  • transpose,
  • turn,
  • alter,
  • diversify,
  • commute,
  • fluctuate,
  • regenerate,
  • adjust,
  • vacillate,
  • metamorphose,
  • reorganize,
  • translate,
  • transform,
  • revolutionize,
  • convert,
  • accommodate,
  • adapt,
  • veer,
  • redo,
  • alternate,
  • evolve,
  • diverge,
  • mutate,
  • shape,
  • resolve,
  • temper,
  • transfigure,
  • substitute,
  • remodel,
  • vary,
  • remake,
  • replace,
  • merge,
  • shift,
  • transmute,
  • warp,
  • restyle,
  • make over,
  • renovate,
  • reform,
  • recondition,
  • make innovations,
  • naturalize,
  • tamper with,
  • modify,
  • modulate.
  •cheapen (verb)
  • disparage,
  • render worthless,
  • fall,
  • undervalue,
  • spoil,
  • damage,
  • discredit,
  • lose value,
  • minimize,
  • decry,
  • mar,
  • derogate,
  • drop,
  • write off,
  • denigrate,
  • corrupt.
  •check (verb)
  • halt,
  • retard,
  • harness,
  • bottleneck,
  • stop,
  • keep back,
  • inhibit,
  • thwart,
  • frustrate,
  • bit,
  • pause,
  • prevent,
  • hold back,
  • suppress,
  • nip in the bud,
  • rein in,
  • squelch,
  • play for time,
  • hold in,
  • arrest,
  • terminate,
  • baffle,
  • snub,
  • bridle,
  • bar,
  • preclude,
  • foil,
  • neutralize,
  • repress,
  • cut short,
  • counteract,
  • delay,
  • discourage,
  • hold,
  • slacken pace,
  • repulse,
  • checkmate,
  • circumvent,
  • choke,
  • obviate,
  • obstruct,
  • impede,
  • hold down,
  • interrupt,
  • curb,
  • constrain,
  • stay,
  • rebuff,
  • control,
  • withhold.
  •clip (verb)
  • dock,
  • shear,
  • mow,
  • bob,
  • crop,
  • skive.
  •come down (verb)
  • deteriorate,
  • suffer,
  • fail,
  • degenerate,
  • descend,
  • go downhill.
  •compress (verb)
  • wedge,
  • stuff,
  • make brief,
  • press,
  • tighten,
  • shrivel,
  • densify,
  • wrap,
  • squeeze,
  • pack,
  • dehydrate,
  • cramp,
  • shrink,
  • force into space,
  • cram,
  • press together,
  • densen,
  • ram,
  • crowd,
  • epitomize,
  • squash,
  • telescope,
  • coagulate,
  • consolidate,
  • constrict,
  • bind,
  • syncopate.
  •concentrate (verb)
  • huddle,
  • pile,
  • amass,
  • heap,
  • muster,
  • centralize,
  • agglomerate,
  • bunch,
  • integrate,
  • eliminate,
  • accumulate,
  • localize,
  • congest,
  • aggregate,
  • draw together,
  • focus,
  • hoard,
  • swarm,
  • forgather,
  • zero in,
  • congregate,
  • intensify,
  • focalize,
  • cluster,
  • unify,
  • salt away,
  • assemble,
  • conglomerate,
  • store,
  • embody,
  • strengthen,
  • garner,
  • combine,
  • center,
  • heap up,
  • mass,
  • converge,
  • compact,
  • collect,
  • coalesce.
  •condense (verb)
  • solidify,
  • sum,
  • summate,
  • decoct,
  • edit,
  • inventory,
  • synopsize,
  • thicken,
  • precipitate.
  •conquer (verb)
  • overthrow,
  • bring to knees,
  • drub,
  • triumph,
  • zap,
  • worst,
  • overmaster,
  • beat,
  • surmount,
  • clobber,
  • override,
  • succeed,
  • lick,
  • shut down,
  • total,
  • outwit,
  • cream,
  • rout,
  • trash,
  • throw,
  • get the better of,
  • wipe off map,
  • trample underfoot,
  • prevail,
  • discomfit,
  • whip.
  •contract (verb)
  • fall off,
  • grow less,
  • omit,
  • wrinkle,
  • wither,
  • confine,
  • fall away,
  • become smaller,
  • waste,
  • consume,
  • purse,
  • evaporate,
  • lose,
  • take in,
  • draw in,
  • clench.
  •cook (verb)
  • griddle,
  • scorch,
  • sear,
  • roast,
  • percolate,
  • burn,
  • doctor,
  • parboil,
  • escallop,
  • fry,
  • melt,
  • bake,
  • boil,
  • heat,
  • warm up,
  • coddle,
  • mull,
  • sizzle,
  • poach,
  • braise,
  • toast,
  • panfry,
  • seethe,
  • simmer,
  • nuke,
  • devil,
  • parch,
  • stew,
  • fix,
  • broil,
  • blanch,
  • fricassee,
  • imbue,
  • brew,
  • microwave,
  • deep fry,
  • pressure-cook,
  • brown,
  • steam,
  • barbecue,
  • french fry,
  • scald,
  • grill,
  • steep,
  • curry.
  •cool (verb)
  • dampen,
  • air-cool,
  • restrain,
  • lose heat,
  • simmer down,
  • chill,
  • rein,
  • calm,
  • mitigate,
  • ally,
  • quiet,
  • compose,
  • freeze,
  • assuage,
  • air-condition,
  • frost,
  • Infrigidate,
  • calm down,
  • refrigerate.
  •corrupt (verb)
  • vitiate,
  • despoil,
  • outrage,
  • adulterate,
  • decompose,
  • decay,
  • ill-treat,
  • blight,
  • deform,
  • pull down,
  • misuse,
  • mistreat,
  • grease palm,
  • contaminate,
  • putrefy,
  • violate,
  • stain,
  • animalize,
  • subvert,
  • square,
  • rot,
  • lure,
  • harm,
  • debauch,
  • bribe,
  • deface,
  • taint,
  • maltreat,
  • defile,
  • deprave,
  • infect,
  • hurt,
  • bastardize,
  • disfigure,
  • blemish,
  • abuse,
  • injure,
  • ravage,
  • suborn.
  •crop (verb)
  • detach,
  • lop,
  • hew,
  • disengage,
  • detruncate,
  • top,
  • pollard.
  •crush (verb)
  • obliterate,
  • ice,
  • defeat,
  • strangle,
  • blow away,
  • wreck,
  • annihilate,
  • extinguish,
  • overwhelm,
  • force down,
  • quelch,
  • demolish,
  • blot out,
  • stamp out,
  • kill.
  •curtail (verb)
  • retrench,
  • get to meat,
  • pare down,
  • minify.
  •cut back (verb)
  • mark off.
  •deaden (verb)
  • dim,
  • gas,
  • quieten,
  • destroy,
  • ko,
  • damp,
  • smother,
  • stupefy,
  • hush,
  • desensitize,
  • stun,
  • mute,
  • check,
  • exhaust,
  • put out of order,
  • tire,
  • stifle,
  • anesthetize,
  • lay out,
  • chloroform,
  • knock out,
  • dope,
  • cushion,
  • alleviate,
  • paralyze,
  • unnerve,
  • drown,
  • benumb,
  • etherize,
  • numb,
  • devitalize,
  • blunt,
  • put to sleep,
  • deprive.
  •debase (verb)
  • put away,
  • fluff off,
  • drag down,
  • Bemean,
  • take down,
  • dump on,
  • put down,
  • shoot down,
  • devaluate,
  • sap,
  • sink,
  • debilitate,
  • cast down.
  •decrease (verb)
  • droop,
  • lose edge,
  • crumble,
  • ease,
  • slack off,
  • tail off,
  • run low,
  • wear down,
  • narrow down,
  • drop off,
  • fade,
  • slump,
  • peter out,
  • settle,
  • wear away,
  • die down,
  • dry up.
  •deduct (verb)
  • subtract,
  • allow,
  • draw back,
  • bate,
  • decrease by,
  • withdraw,
  • take,
  • take from,
  • take off,
  • knock off,
  • remove.
  •defeat (verb)
  • disconcert,
  • undo,
  • route,
  • ambush,
  • edge out,
  • outmaneuver,
  • disappoint,
  • entrap,
  • overturn,
  • bury,
  • invalidate,
  • nullify,
  • throw for loop,
  • hinder,
  • smash,
  • puzzle,
  • contravene,
  • blank,
  • finish off,
  • scuttle,
  • upset,
  • cook,
  • beat the system,
  • balk,
  • cross,
  • repel,
  • slaughter,
  • trample,
  • butcher,
  • torpedo,
  • overrun,
  • skunk,
  • counterplot,
  • scatter,
  • put end to,
  • decimate,
  • wipe out,
  • outflank,
  • block,
  • nose out,
  • best,
  • swamp,
  • shellac,
  • take wind out of sails,
  • shipwreck,
  • nonplus,
  • stump,
  • mow down,
  • parry,
  • victimize,
  • prevail over,
  • cause setback,
  • sack.
  •degrade (verb)
  • disbar,
  • mudsling,
  • detract,
  • slam,
  • rule out,
  • cut down to size,
  • tear down,
  • run down,
  • depose,
  • pan,
  • pervert,
  • canker,
  • bench.
  •demote (verb)
  • relegate,
  • set back,
  • kick downstairs,
  • dismiss.
  •deplete (verb)
  • evacuate,
  • suck dry,
  • empty,
  • spend,
  • milk,
  • wash up,
  • squander,
  • use up,
  • draw,
  • expend,
  • finish,
  • dig into,
  • bleed.
  •depreciate (verb)
  • underrate,
  • worsen,
  • write down,
  • erode,
  • devalorize.
  •depress (verb)
  • mock,
  • try,
  • sadden,
  • dishearten,
  • oppress,
  • reduce to tears,
  • drag,
  • bother,
  • dismay,
  • throw cold water on,
  • bum out,
  • distress,
  • weigh down,
  • disturb,
  • trouble,
  • ail,
  • torment,
  • perturb,
  • bug,
  • weary,
  • keep under,
  • darken,
  • daunt,
  • desolate,
  • turn one off,
  • scorn,
  • afflict,
  • faze.
  •detract (verb)
  • draw away,
  • Misprize,
  • knock,
  • cut rate,
  • Vilipend,
  • blister,
  • disesteem,
  • subtract from,
  • backbite,
  • laugh at.
  •diet (verb)
  • count calories,
  • eat sparingly,
  • skinny down,
  • fast,
  • slim down,
  • starve,
  • watch weight,
  • tighten belt,
  • go without.
  •digest (verb)
  • survey,
  • cut to bone,
  • Methodize,
  • sum up,
  • tabulate,
  • classify,
  • codify,
  • systematize.
  •dilute (verb)
  • liquefy,
  • lace,
  • diffuse,
  • plant,
  • water,
  • qualify,
  • attenuate,
  • irrigate,
  • mix,
  • water down,
  • phony up,
  • doctor up,
  • spike,
  • needle,
  • Deliquesce.
  •diminish (verb)
  • extenuate,
  • fade away,
  • die out,
  • close.
  •disgrace (verb)
  • disregard,
  • deride,
  • expel,
  • slur,
  • besmirch,
  • ridicule,
  • defame,
  • tar and feather,
  • sully,
  • attaint,
  • disfavor,
  • disrespect,
  • libel,
  • lose face,
  • slander,
  • desecrate,
  • reproach,
  • tarnish,
  • stigmatize,
  • give a black eye,
  • blot.
  •downgrade (verb)
  • detract from.
  •downsize (verb)
  • deduct,
  • phase down,
  • roll down,
  • phase out,
  • tune down,
  • trim away,
  • scale back.
  •drain (verb)
  • get rid of,
  • get last drop,
  • draft,
  • siphon,
  • exude,
  • draw off,
  • run off,
  • well,
  • tap,
  • pump out,
  • catheterize,
  • effuse,
  • pump,
  • ooze,
  • Osmose,
  • divert,
  • quaff,
  • bleed dry,
  • dry,
  • dissipate,
  • swallow,
  • suck,
  • leave dry,
  • filter off,
  • fatigue,
  • gulp down,
  • flow,
  • leak,
  • deplete,
  • tax,
  • drink up,
  • trickle,
  • tire out,
  • flow out,
  • strain,
  • wear,
  • free from.
  •enslave (verb)
  • immure,
  • subject,
  • indenture,
  • dominate,
  • imprison,
  • get hooks into,
  • fetter,
  • circumscribe,
  • enchain,
  • yoke,
  • put in irons,
  • enclose,
  • tie,
  • enthrall,
  • shackle,
  • chain,
  • secure,
  • incarcerate,
  • coerce,
  • tether,
  • shut in,
  • compel,
  • disenfranchise,
  • disfranchise,
  • keep under thumb,
  • jail,
  • capture,
  • hobble.
  •epitomize (verb)
  • capsulize.
  •etch (verb)
  • execute,
  • describe,
  • grave,
  • inscribe,
  • define,
  • incise,
  • depict,
  • stamp,
  • picture,
  • corrode,
  • engrave,
  • furrow,
  • impress,
  • represent,
  • ingrain,
  • eat into,
  • imprint,
  • portray,
  • outline,
  • set forth,
  • delineate.
  •extenuate (verb)
  • excuse,
  • justify,
  • palliate,
  • downplay,
  • make allowances.
  •go down (verb)
  • pitch,
  • founder,
  • sag,
  • succumb,
  • collapse,
  • submerse,
  • fold,
  • suffer defeat,
  • tumble,
  • cave in,
  • keel,
  • plunge,
  • set,
  • be beaten,
  • submit,
  • go under,
  • submerge,
  • be defeated,
  • topple,
  • make less,
  • crumple.
  •grind (verb)
  • granulate,
  • comminute,
  • kibble,
  • pulverize,
  • atomize,
  • pound,
  • chop up,
  • Triturate,
  • roll out,
  • abrade,
  • file,
  • grate,
  • mill,
  • shiver,
  • powder,
  • disintegrate,
  • pestle,
  • scrape,
  • rasp,
  • Levigate,
  • bray.
  •humble (verb)
  • embarrass,
  • pop one's balloon,
  • silence,
  • make eat dirt,
  • cut to the quick,
  • bring down,
  • deny,
  • put one away,
  • put to shame,
  • chagrin,
  • strike dumb,
  • confuse,
  • hide,
  • make one feel small,
  • chasten,
  • abash.
  •impair (verb)
  • tweak,
  • unfit,
  • queer,
  • ding,
  • disqualify,
  • prejudice,
  • make useless,
  • lose strength,
  • rough up.
  •lighten (verb)
  • disburden,
  • pour out,
  • free,
  • disencumber,
  • unburden,
  • eradicate,
  • comfort,
  • facilitate,
  • jettison,
  • levitate,
  • uplight,
  • make lighter,
  • buoy,
  • unload,
  • put off,
  • throw out,
  • change,
  • relieve,
  • take a load off,
  • mollify,
  • thin,
  • ameliorate,
  • upraise.
  •limit (verb)
  • cork,
  • cap,
  • assign,
  • demarcate,
  • prescribe,
  • draw the line,
  • appoint,
  • bound,
  • delimit,
  • ration,
  • keep the lid on,
  • bottle up,
  • hem in,
  • delimitate,
  • specify.
  •lower (verb)
  • push down,
  • make lower,
  • Detrude,
  • let down,
  • Demit,
  • couch,
  • ground,
  • set down.
  •mash (verb)
  • infuse,
  • chew,
  • scrunch,
  • push,
  • bruise,
  • masticate,
  • macerate,
  • hash,
  • mush up,
  • pulp,
  • squish,
  • grind.
  •minimize (verb)
  • pooh-pooh,
  • deprecate,
  • miniaturize,
  • dwarf,
  • make little of,
  • underplay,
  • underestimate,
  • knock down,
  • poor-mouth,
  • make light of,
  • play down.
  •mitigate (verb)
  • remit,
  • soothe,
  • tranquilize,
  • appease,
  • come together,
  • pacify,
  • take the edge off,
  • meet halfway,
  • placate.
  •moderate (verb)
  • regulate,
  • relent,
  • cool out,
  • ease off,
  • soft-pedal.
  •mollify (verb)
  • mellow,
  • propitiate,
  • sweeten,
  • conciliate,
  • dulcify,
  • fix up,
  • take sting out,
  • patch things up,
  • lull.
  •munch (verb)
  • bite,
  • crunch,
  • chomp,
  • champ,
  • break up,
  • ruminate,
  • mash.
  •mute (verb)
  • pipe down,
  • put the lid on,
  • decrease the volume,
  • cork up,
  • deaden,
  • gag,
  • put damper on,
  • keep it down,
  • muzzle.
  •overcome (verb)
  • hurdle,
  • come out on top,
  • down,
  • outlive,
  • whelm,
  • knock socks off,
  • survive,
  • triumph over,
  • render,
  • be victorious,
  • prostrate,
  • win,
  • shock,
  • weather,
  • rise above,
  • get around,
  • knock over.
  •overpower (verb)
  • shut off,
  • murder,
  • trounce,
  • take care of,
  • shellack,
  • immobilize,
  • roll over,
  • lay one out,
  • bulldoze,
  • wax.
  •oversimplify (verb)
  • over reduce,
  • simplify.
  •pare (verb)
  • carve,
  • scalp,
  • flay,
  • decorticate,
  • uncover,
  • strip,
  • skin.
  •peter (verb)
  • tail away.
  •powder (verb)
  • dredge,
  • dust,
  • flour,
  • cover,
  • strew.
  •press (verb)
  • impel,
  • Unwrinkle,
  • jam,
  • express,
  • mangle,
  • thrust,
  • level,
  • flatten,
  • weigh,
  • cumber,
  • clasp,
  • hug,
  • move,
  • pin down,
  • enfold,
  • iron,
  • shove,
  • bear heavily,
  • smooth,
  • embrace.
  •price (verb)
  • mark up,
  • rate,
  • sticker,
  • appraise,
  • cost,
  • estimate,
  • put a price on,
  • value,
  • evaluate.
  •prostrate (verb)
  • floor,
  • overtire,
  • frazzle,
  • disarm,
  • fell,
  • tucker out.
  •prune (verb)
  • gut,
  • exclude.
  •quell (verb)
  • still.
  •raze (verb)
  • efface,
  • crash,
  • expunge,
  • strike out,
  • bomb,
  • scratch out,
  • capsize,
  • blow down,
  • unmake,
  • batter,
  • dynamite,
  • erase,
  • extirpate,
  • Unbuild,
  • spill,
  • delete,
  • rub out,
  • wrack,
  • tear up,
  • throw down,
  • break down.
  •recede (verb)
  • regress,
  • drain away,
  • retract,
  • return,
  • retrogress,
  • depart,
  • go back,
  • flow back,
  • retrograde,
  • die off,
  • retreat,
  • go away,
  • retire,
  • Retrocede,
  • fall back,
  • back.
  •reduce (verb)
  • cut,
  • enfeeble,
  • subjugate,
  • force,
  • discount,
  • clip,
  • crush,
  • disable,
  • moderate,
  • Declass,
  • nutshell,
  • cut down,
  • scale down,
  • take down a peg,
  • degrade,
  • overpower,
  • bust,
  • dwindle,
  • mark down,
  • depress,
  • go on a diet,
  • Disrate,
  • demerit,
  • dilute,
  • lower,
  • cheapen,
  • contract,
  • drain,
  • wind down,
  • chop,
  • slim,
  • bump,
  • trim,
  • Disgrade,
  • bring,
  • step down,
  • slash,
  • beat down,
  • rebate,
  • overcome,
  • demote,
  • impair,
  • master,
  • downgrade,
  • subdue,
  • cut back,
  • tone down,
  • abate,
  • lessen,
  • conquer,
  • impoverish,
  • slow down,
  • abridge,
  • pauperize,
  • taper off,
  • pare,
  • bring low,
  • abase,
  • bankrupt,
  • taper,
  • shave,
  • diminish,
  • truncate,
  • bear down,
  • shorten,
  • debase,
  • deflate,
  • ruin,
  • break,
  • vanquish,
  • undermine,
  • roll back,
  • drive,
  • lose weight,
  • weaken,
  • turn down,
  • diet,
  • bant,
  • take off weight,
  • cripple,
  • curtail,
  • depreciate,
  • recede.
  •relax (verb)
  • loosen,
  • Untighten,
  • slack,
  • lax,
  • loose,
  • lose speed.
  •remit (verb)
  • defer,
  • intermit,
  • forbear,
  • desist,
  • release,
  • ease up,
  • condone,
  • exonerate,
  • forgive,
  • hold off,
  • suspend,
  • respite,
  • amnesty,
  • repeal,
  • rescind,
  • relax,
  • cancel,
  • pardon,
  • shelve,
  • hold up,
  • prorogue,
  • absolve,
  • reprieve.
  •restrict (verb)
  • inclose,
  • handicap,
  • cool down,
  • Prelimit,
  • demark,
  • come down on,
  • contain,
  • hamper,
  • surround,
  • put on ice,
  • keep within limits,
  • encircle,
  • send up,
  • hang up,
  • keep within bounds.
  •retard (verb)
  • dawdle,
  • choke off,
  • hesitate,
  • decelerate,
  • clog,
  • stall,
  • encumber,
  • poke,
  • bring to screeching halt,
  • loiter,
  • mire,
  • loaf,
  • back off,
  • postpone,
  • bog,
  • retardate,
  • bog down,
  • flag,
  • brake,
  • slow up,
  • crimp,
  • detain,
  • falter,
  • close off.
  •retrench (verb)
  • save,
  • scrimp,
  • economize,
  • conserve.
  •ruin (verb)
  • fleece,
  • devour,
  • mutilate,
  • Depredate,
  • botch,
  • raze,
  • deplore,
  • wreak havoc on,
  • rape,
  • beggar,
  • do in,
  • maim,
  • pillage,
  • bring to ruin,
  • shatter,
  • dilapidate,
  • ravish,
  • make a mess of,
  • lay waste,
  • spoilate,
  • clean out.
  •shorten (verb)
  • cut to the bone,
  • make a long story short,
  • excerpt,
  • elide.
  •shred (verb)
  • sliver,
  • tatter,
  • tear,
  • fray,
  • make ragged.
  •shrink (verb)
  • grow smaller,
  • waste away,
  • fall short.
  •simplify (verb)
  • interpret,
  • let sunlight in,
  • decipher,
  • cut the frills,
  • hit the high spots,
  • get down to basics,
  • elucidate,
  • analyze,
  • make clear,
  • clarify,
  • explain,
  • unscramble,
  • disentangle,
  • streamline,
  • break it down,
  • disinvolve,
  • clean up,
  • spell out,
  • clean it up,
  • make plain,
  • let daylight in,
  • put one straight,
  • make perfectly clear,
  • order,
  • clear up,
  • draw a picture.
  •slack/slacken (verb)
  • idle,
  • goof off,
  • lie down on job,
  • goldbrick,
  • shirk,
  • dodge,
  • featherbed,
  • neglect.
  •slacken (verb)
  • slake.
  •slake (verb)
  • relaxed,
  • satisfy,
  • refresh,
  • gratify.
  •slim (verb)
  • slenderize.
  •slow (verb)
  • Back-water,
  • procrastinate,
  • let down flaps,
  • keep waiting,
  • lag,
  • embog,
  • anchor it,
  • stunt,
  • reduce speed,
  • hit the brakes,
  • lose steam,
  • reef.
  •subdue (verb)
  • discipline,
  • quench,
  • quash,
  • gentle,
  • get under control,
  • get the upper hand,
  • break in.
  •subjugate (verb)
  • enslave,
  • rule,
  • kick around,
  • hold sway,
  • rule over,
  • reel back in,
  • bring to heel.
  •taper/taper off (verb)
  • come to a point,
  • thin out,
  • die away.
  •thin (verb)
  • expand,
  • refine,
  • rarefy,
  • disperse,
  • emaciate,
  • weed out.
  •tone down (verb)
  • shade,
  • sober,
  • deepen,
  • cloud.
  •waste (verb)
  • wreak havoc,
  • Spoliate,
  • devastate.
  •water down (verb)
  • thin down.
  •weaken (verb)
  • relapse,
  • totter,
  • tremble,
  • faint,
  • give way,
  • languish,
  • lose spirit,
  • wilt,
  • limp.
  •wear (verb)
  • harass,
  • pester,
  • irk,
  • annoy,
  • exasperate,
  • vex.

Antonyms for Re duces:

• n.

  • ruination
    success, creation, building.

• v.

  • abase
    elevate, extol, esteem, respect, flatter, cherish, dignify, value, build up, exalt.
  • abate
    incite, magnify, intensify, advance, forward, revive.
  • abridge
    free, let go, fill, add.
  • alloy
    purify, not mix, clear, clean.
  • break
    join, upset, stabilize, wait, stay, fasten, secure, cause, prove, approve, put together, hide, keep quiet, attach, agree, obey, support, endorse, secret.
  • change
    keep, continue, disarrange, destroy, stagnate, persist, leave alone, ruin, preserve, remain, hold.
  • cheapen
    appreciate, commend, boost, ascend, overvalue, overrate, go up.
  • check
    indulge, liberate, open, abet, expedite, facilitate, welcome, permit, include.
  • clip
    elongate.
  • compress
    loosen, uncondense, uncompress, loose, Unwrinkle, blow up, disperse, untie.
  • concentrate
    retreat, weaken, part, spread, spend, waste, squander, throw away, give, scatter, separate, divide, dissipate.
  • condense
    thin.
  • conquer
    give in, relinquish, give up, capitulate, forfeit, succumb.
  • contract
    disagree, save, dilate, break off.
  • cook
    ignore, wet, neglect, cool, freeze, be happy.
  • cool
    heat, inspirit, warm, agitate, excite, go on, step up, worsen, hearten.
  • corrupt
    cleanse, repair, ornament, treat well, please, build, heal, better, embellish, beautify, favor, chasten, cure, benefit, adorn, decorate, protect, bless, flourish.
  • crop
    unite, connect.
  • crush
    start, create, construct.
  • deaden
    mobilize, uplift, stimulate, enliven, refresh, animate, brighten, push.
  • decrease
    irritate.
  • deduct
    reject, refuse, disallow.
  • defeat
    attract, enlighten, clear up, clarify, validate, float, explain.
  • degrade
    admire.
  • demote
    rate.
  • deplete
    hoard, augment.
  • depreciate
    gain value, recommend.
  • depress
    delight, activate, cheer, calm, soothe, lift, energize, push up, make happy, order, comfort.
  • detract
    optimize, overestimate, exaggerate, add to.
  • diet
    gorge.
  • digest
    misunderstand, disorganize, detail.
  • dilute
    thicken, concentrate, aggravate.
  • disgrace
    tell truth, credit.
  • drain
    pour.
  • enslave
    stop, unfasten, emancipate, disconnect.
  • etch
    confuse.
  • go down
    gain.
  • lighten
    depress, bring down, trouble, provoke, blacken, dull, dim, darken, worry, plant, weigh down, burden.
  • limit
    unbound.
  • lower
    heighten.
  • mash
    pull.
  • minimize
    maximize.
  • mitigate
    rouse.
  • moderate
    unleash, turn over, egg on.
  • mollify
    harass, exasperate, anger.
  • mute
    voice, speak, articulate.
  • pare
    cover.
  • powder
    solidify.
  • press
    maintain, dissuade.
  • prostrate
    stand, straighten, erect, assuage.
  • prune
    accept.
  • qualify
    be unprepared, be lenient, disqualify.
  • quell
    perturb, succeed, disturb, annoy.
  • raze
    restore, place.
  • recede
    enter, face, forge, begin, meet.
  • reduce
    praise, laud, prolong, enable, increase, enhance, mend, assist, strengthen, extend, enlarge, develop, promote, encourage, compliment, expand, improve, allow, upgrade, amplify, lengthen, fail, grow, help, surrender, raise, invigorate, rise, yield, aid, lose, release, win, honor, fix, stretch.
  • relax
    tense.
  • remit
    censure, go, charge, punish, incriminate, blame, carry on, sentence, accuse, condemn.
  • restrict
    unloose, unbind.
  • retard
    persevere, DO, unblock, hurry, speed, further, hasten, rush.
  • ruin
    sanctify.
  • shred
    sew.
  • shrink
    take on.
  • simplify
    obscure, make difficult, mix up, complicate, mystify, be vague.
  • slack/slacken
    tighten, stiffen.
  • slake
    pain, frustrate, disappoint.
  • slow
    accelerate.
  • subdue
    arouse.
  • thin
    beef up.
  • weaken
    achieve.
  • wear
    rebuild, take off, freshen, disrobe.