subtract

Meaning

To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number

Synonyms

deduct

take away

remove

take off

decrease

diminish

abate

reduce

detract

take

delete

abstract

count down

minus

cut

seize

cut off

omit

curtail

bate

truncate

deduce

slash

write off

exclude

expense

hold down

knock off

lessen

limit

missing

rationalise

rationalize

reject

retrench

strike out

strip

taper

throttle

trim

weaken

write-off

factor out

coastdown

trim back

give a demerit

subduct

decrease by

reduce by

deduct from

tally down

abolish

abridge

annul

ax

axe

🪓

cancel

count

🔢

countermand

count off

count out

cross out

decrement

defrost

disannul

discard

dislocate

dismount

dispossess

divest

do away with

dock

downsize

eliminate

Translations

soustraire

subtrahieren

abziehen

restar

aftrekken

quitar

sustraer

substraer

ritsen

retrancher

Pronounced as (IPA)

/səbˈtɹækt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin subtractus, perfect passive participle of subtrahō (“I draw from beneath; withdraw, remove”); from sub (“under”) + trahō (“I draw, pull, drag”).