subtract | Definition of subtract

Synonyms and Antonyms of subtract

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 of subtract

abate, deduct, knock off, take off

Words Related to subtract

decrease, diminish, discount, downsize, dwindle, knock down, lessen, lower, reduce

abbreviate, abridge, clip, crop, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, dock, pare, prune, retrench, shorten, slash, trim, truncate, whittle

Near Antonyms of subtract

adjoin, annex, append

complement, supplement

enhance, heighten, intensify, magnify

aggrandize, amplify, augment, beef (up), boost, compound, enlarge, escalate, expand, increase, multiply, raise

Antonyms of subtract