Definition for Subtraction:

• The taking of a lesser number or quantity from a greater of the same kind or denomination; an operation for finding the difference between two numbers or quantities.

Synonyms for Subtraction:

• n.

  •decrease (noun)
  • decrement.
  •decrement (noun)
  • Diminishment,
  • lessening,
  • slowdown,
  • decline.
  •deduction (noun)
  • depreciation,
  • diminution,
  • allowance,
  • cut,
  • withdrawal,
  • abatement,
  • excision,
  • subduction,
  • abstraction,
  • credit,
  • removal.
  •discount (noun)
  • salvage,
  • percentage,
  • modification,
  • concession,
  • something off,
  • remission,
  • drawback,
  • qualification,
  • markdown,
  • knockoff,
  • knock-off,
  • commission,
  • premium,
  • tares,
  • cut rate,
  • rollbacks,
  • tare,
  • exemption,
  • rollback.
  •rebate (noun)
  • reimbursement,
  • bonus,
  • repayment,
  • payback,
  • kickback.
  •reduction (noun)
  • attrition,
  • conquest,
  • minimization,
  • downgrading,
  • curtailment,
  • shrinkage,
  • contraction,
  • overthrow,
  • degradation,
  • devaluation,
  • cutback,
  • debasement.
  •subtraction (noun)
  • elision,
  • minus,
  • lowering,
  • abridgement,
  • deletion,
  • decrease.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • deduction,
  • discount,
  • dockage,
  • mathematics,
  • rebate,
  • reduction,
  • subjection,
  • subjugation,
  • subtraction,
  • Subdual,
  • downgradings,
  • subjugations,
  • write-off,
  • write-offs.

Paraphrases for Subtraction:

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    subtract.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    removal, remainder, theft, withdrawal.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    abduction, embezzlement, minus.

Antonyms for Subtraction:

• n.

  • act
    addition.
  • Other antonyms:
    boost, supplementation, enlargement, accession, appendix, accumulation.

Subtraction Sentence Examples:

• This nothingness has its part equal to the whole and the whole to the part, and the divisible to the indivisible, and produces the same result by addition or subtraction, or if it be divided or multiplied, - as is proved by arithmeticians by their tenth character, which represents nothing.

• Simply because they will not stop to use what little addition and subtraction they possess.

Hypernym for Subtraction:

• n.

  • act
    bite, withholding.

Hyponym for Subtraction:

• n.

  • act
    step-down, diminution, reduction, decrease.