Definition for Reduce:

• In Scotch law. To rescind or annul.

Synonyms for Reduce:

• n.

  •
  • beat down.
  •
  • dwarf.
  •reduce (noun)
  • deoxidize,
  • quash,
  • melt off,
  • deoxidise,
  • repress,
  • bring down,
  • trim down,
  • tighten,
  • trim back,
  • foreshorten.
  •ruin (noun)
  • ruination.

• v.

  •alleviate (verb)
  • soothe,
  • allay,
  • relieve,
  • palliate,
  • assuage,
  • alleviate,
  • ease.
  •cheapen (verb)
  • belittle,
  • slash,
  • mark down,
  • devalue.
  •curtail (verb)
  • fragment,
  • abbreviate,
  • discontinue.
  •defeat (verb)
  • cripple,
  • force,
  • master,
  • disable,
  • bear down,
  • enfeeble,
  • drive,
  • bring.
  •detract (verb)
  • defame,
  • malign,
  • cast aspersion,
  • derogate,
  • abrade,
  • disparage,
  • discount,
  • decry.
  •dilute (verb)
  • attenuate.
  •diminish (verb)
  • decrement,
  • abridge,
  • lighten,
  • lessen,
  • deflate,
  • trim,
  • weed,
  • compact,
  • truncate,
  • shear,
  • nip,
  • bob,
  • erode,
  • dwindle,
  • cull,
  • shave.
  •discount (verb)
  • undersell.
  •humble, humiliate (verb)
  • bring low,
  • demerit,
  • Disgrade.
  •lighten (verb)
  • unload.
  •make less; decrease (verb)
  • impoverish,
  • ruin,
  • recede,
  • cut down,
  • wind down,
  • bankrupt,
  • take off weight,
  • bant,
  • go on a diet,
  • pauperize.
  •simplify (verb)
  • elucidate,
  • strip,
  • refine,
  • purify,
  • clarify,
  • factor.
  •subtract (verb)
  • subtract,
  • delete,
  • dock.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • top-slice,
  • peter,
  • chop,
  • roll back,
  • lop off,
  • dampen,
  • whittle down,
  • emasculate,
  • eliminate.
  •
  • tone down,
  • undermine,
  • undercut,
  • wane,
  • commute.
  •
  • damp,
  • wear down,
  • rebate,
  • encroach.
  •
  • blunt,
  • temper.
  •
  • size,
  • bleed,
  • bump.
  •
  • shake.
  •
  • bust,
  • dim.
  •
  • balance.
  •
  • mark.
  •change
  • make over.
  •cheapen
  • mar.
  •contract
  • draw in,
  • wrinkle.
  •curtail
  • minify,
  • pare down.
  •cut short
  • clip.
  •decrease
  • tail off,
  • die down,
  • wear away,
  • taper,
  • slacken,
  • slack off,
  • slake.
  •defeat
  • shipwreck.
  •demote
  • Disrate.
  •detract
  • subtract from.
  •dilute
  • water down.
  •diminish
  • die out.
  •disassemble
  • apart.
  •economize
  • cut back.
  •encapsulate
  • epitomize.
  •epitomize
  • capsulize.
  •lose weight
  • slim.
  •lower
  • Detrude,
  • push down,
  • set down.
  •moderate
  • soft pedal.
  •peter
  • peter out,
  • tail away.
  •recede
  • die off,
  • Retrocede.
  •shorten
  • elide.
  •simplify
  • streamline.
  •weaken
  • give way.

Paraphrases for Reduce:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    reduced, reducing, reduction, decreasing, lowering, decreased.
  • Proper noun, singular
    reduced, reducing, reduction, slashes, decreases, decreasing, lowering, decreased.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    reduced, reducing, reduction, lessening, decreasing, shortening, lowering, diminution.
  • Adverb
    reduced, reducing.
  • Verb, past tense
    slashed, reduction, decreased.
  • Verb, past participle
    diminished, decreased.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    decreases, decreasing.

• Independent

  • Foreign word
    Les.
  • Adjective
    diminished, de-escalate, minimizing, cut, downward.
  • Proper noun, singular
    cutbacks, drags, minimize, Plays, minimizing, cut, cuts, restrict.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    downsizing, minimizing, decelerate, cut.
  • Adverb
    best.
  • Verb, past tense
    Eliminated, minimised, received, Shrank, summarized, Dampened, closed, fell, Tugged, pulled, cut.
  • Verb, past participle
    curbed, Curtailed, Eliminated, alleviated, Declined, saved, shrunk, narrowed, dropped, dismantled, refined, confined, kept, cut.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    are, curtail, undermine, eliminate, weaken, erode, attenuate, cut, deplete, restrict.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    diminishes, Addresses, limits, cuts.
  • Verb, base form
    diminish, steps, lay, curtail, downsize, lighten, constrain, dampen, de-escalate, discourage, ameliorate, restrain, soften, detract, undermine, defuse, reverse, impair, de-emphasize, subtract, dwindle, save, belittle, relax, eliminate, weaken, counteract, suppress, dilute, circumscribe, streamline, halve, erode, attenuate, allay, slacken, rein, cushion, scorch, abridge, hamper, downplay, hinder, assuage, dismantle, stem, deter, cut, prune, simplify, diffuse, deplete, reabsorb, conserve, remedy, dispel, underestimate, restrict, deduce.

• Other Related

  • Coordinating conjunction
    minimize.
  • Determiner
    reduced, minimize.
  • Preposition or subordinating conjunction
    minimize.
  • Adjective
    minimize.
  • Proper noun, singular
    alleviate.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    narrowing, minimize.
  • Verb, past tense
    minimize, minimizing.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    minimize.
  • Verb, base form
    minimize, alleviate.

Antonyms for Reduce:

• v.

  • defeat
    enable, allow, surrender, lose, fail, assist, encourage, help, aid, release, yield.
  • humble, humiliate
    honor, mend, improve, promote, fix.
  • make less; decrease
    stretch, extend, lengthen, win, strengthen, laud, enhance, grow, compliment, prolong, rise, raise, amplify, increase, upgrade, invigorate, enlarge, expand, develop, praise.
  • Other antonyms:
    complement, maximize, boost, up, compound, distend, overvalue, balloon, bloat, mark up, inflate, hire, advance, dignify, overestimate, swell, exalt, overprice, supplement, uplift, appreciate, overrate.

Homophones for Reduce:

• red dagga, retch, rhodes, redux, reddish, rhodesia, ruddy duck, rates, rattus, riotous, redox, road hog, radicchio, red ash, radix, ruttish, ratch, retick, rotc, roadhog, rat cheese, radish, rothko, radio chassis, roots, ready cash, red sea, roadhouse, reredos, road show, retouch, radius, ritz, rearwards, rutaceae, retake, ritzy, red oak, rodhos, rootage, ridge, roads.

Hypernym for Reduce:

• v.

  • change
    abbreviate, obscure.

Hyponym for Reduce:

• v.

  • change
    de-emphasise, simplify, destress, de-emphasize.
  • contact
    divide, separate, reposition, part.
  • emotion
    demean, take down, disgrace, put down, degrade.
  • possession
    impoverish, replace, interchange, substitute, exchange.
  • social
    bump, kick downstairs, demote, relegate, break.