Reduce

/ɹɪˈd͡ʒuːs/

Synonyms for "reduce" (712 found)

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Closest matches (143)

Verb(29 words)

deoxidize shorten shrink abated abates abating abbreviate abridge abridges alleviated alleviates attenuates attenuatingboil downbring downchopped clipped combatingcome downconcentrate

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condensecondense datacontract contracted counteracted counteracting culled curtailed curtails

abase abash abate abbreviate abrade abridge abstract acetify acidify acidulate adjustadjust toadulterate afflict alkalify alkalize allay alleviate allow alter

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analyze anatomize anesthetize appease apportion assayassimilate toassuage attemper attenuatebank the firebankrupt baptize batebear downbeat downbecome beggar belittle bend benumb blunt bobboil downboratebox inbreakbreak downbreak upbringbring downbring lowbring tobring to termsbump bust capsulize carbonate catalyze changechange intochange overcharge offchasten cheapen chemical chlorinate circumscribe clip coarct compact compress concentrate condense condition conquer consolidate constrain constrict constringe consume contract control convert cool couch countcount caloriescramp cripple crop crush curtail cushion

Noun(18 words)

abridgingassisted trimattrition bating bite cartooned chipping chop clipping commute commutes commuting compacting condensing contractingcrop carrying capacityculling curtailing

Adjective(2 words)

attenuated bated

Strong matches (213)

cutcut backcut downcut off shortcut pricescut shortdamp dampende emphasizede-emphasize deadendeaden the paindebase debilitate decline decrease deduct defeat deflate degrade

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demean demote deplete deplume depreciate depress derange derogate detractdetract fromdetrude devaluate devitalize diet digest dilute diminish disable discipline discount discredit disgrade disorder disparage displume dissect distill dive dividedo overdock downbear downgrade downplay drain drawdraw indraw togetherdrop dull dumpdump ondwindle easeease matterseat awayedit electrolyze elide enervate enfeeble epitomize erode eviscerate exhaust extenuate extract fallfall in pricefell fermentfile awayfix flatten foment foreshortengive reliefgive waygrind gruel hamperhaul downhedgehedge abouthold homopolymerize hospitalize humble humiliate hydrate hydrogenate hydroxylate impair impoverish incapacitate increase indent indispose invalid irrigate isomerizejew downkeep within boundskick backknitknock down

Verb(56 words)

cutcut backcut downdampeddampen vibrationdampened dampens decimate decoct decreasedecrease concentrationdecrease volumedecreased decremented deducted deducts defeat degenerated degraded deoxidise

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deplete battery lifedeplete resourcesdepress pricesdepresses derate derogating detracting detracts devalued dieted dilute diluted dilutesdiminish costsdiminish effectivenessdiminish impactdiminish importancediminishes discounteddiscourage participationdissipated downgraded downsize downsized downsizes dropped dwindled eased economized foreshorten gutted halve hinder hydrogenates impairedkeep down

Noun(35 words)

cutback cutscutting activitydampening damping deadeningdecline of civilizationdecrease in concentrationdecrease outputdecreased biotic integritydecreases decreasing decrementing decrements deescalating dial dietingdilute brothdilute colorless solutiondilute juice

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dimension changediminished potential energydiminishing discounting discounts downgrades downscale downsizing dwindling easing economizingfrench diminuerhaircuts halves helps

Adjective(6 words)

dampest depressed depressingdilute gas statediminisheddwindling resources

Related words (356)

laylay lowlay upleach leaven lenify lessenlet downlet up onlighten limitlose fleshlose weightlour lower lull makemake allowancemake overmark

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mark downmaster measure minimize mitigate moderate modify modulate mollify mortify mow narrow naturalize nip nitratenose divenose-dive numb number obtund overmaster override oversimplify overwhelm oxidize pad palliate parcel pare pauperize pepsinate peroxidize phosphatizeplay downplummet plunge poll pollard polymerize poulticepour balm intopour oil onpowderpress downprostrate prune puckerpucker uppullpull downpulp purify pursepush downput downqualify quantify quantize quell quench rarefy rate rattle reap rebate recap recapitulate reconvertreduce the temperaturereduce toreduce to elementsreduce weightrefine refund regulateregulate byrelax relieve remit remove render reset resolveresolve intorestrain restrict retrench reverseride downroll backrubrub awaysag salve sap scalescale downseason segment separate setset conditionsset downset limitsshakeshake upshave shear shift shorten sicken simplify sink slacken slake slash slenderize slimslim downslow downslump smash smooth smother snub sobersober downsoftensoften upsolidify soothe stem stepstep downstifle strangle strangulate streamlinestrip downstrip of rankstunt stupe subdivide subduct subdue subjugate subtract sulfate sulfatize sulfonatesum upsummarize suppress switchswitch oversynopsizetake a premiumtake awaytake downtake fromtake intake offtake off weighttake the edge offtame taper telescope temper thinthin downthin outthrust downtonetone downtrample downtrample underfoottransformtread underfoottrimtrip uptriturate truncatetune downturnturn backturn intotyrannize unbrace undermine underplay unman unnerve unstrengthen unstring vanquish vitiate waterwater downweakenwear awayweed weight-watch withdraw wizen work wrinklewrite off

Verb(78 words)

lessen lessened lessens lightened lightens lopped lowerlower potential energylowered lowersmelt offminiaturize miniaturized miniaturizes minify minimise minimized minimizes mitigated mitigates

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mitigating moderated mollifying pared pares primitivize propositionalized quashreduce chemicallyreefed repressrestrict rightsretrenchesscale downshaved shortens shrank shrunk simplified simplifies simplify simplifyingskip sectionsslashed slenderize slenderizes slimslim downslimmed slims snipped stript subdue subjugate subside subtracts summarize suppressed tapered thicken thinthin outthinned thins tighten trimtrim backtrim downtrimmed trivialize trivializes underspend wacksweaken policyweaken spoken performancewhacked whittle whittled

Noun(43 words)

lessening lightening lop loweringlowering ritemenkent miniaturizing minimizingminimum amountmore conservedparingpower declineprunes reef reefs relieving remittingromanian a diminuascaffolded flexible approachshave off

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shavingshort volunteering termshrinking shrinks slashes slashing slenderizing slimmingslowing growthsmelts snips spartanizingstock declinesubduing subtracting throttletrim appearancetrimmer trimming trims weeds whittles whittling

Adjective(8 words)

lower energy stateminimalist designmoderate energyshrunkensmall producer leveltruncated ultrasmaller undersized

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More general

45 entries

become bound break bump changechange statechemical changeconfine crush de-emphasise de-emphasize decrease degrade demean demote destress

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More specific

12 entries

condense paragraphdeoxygenationfraction reductionfraction simplificationhydrogenation lowerpercentage reductionredox reactionshortenshorten sentencesshrinktrim steps

Collocations

5 entries

reduce amountreduce costsreduce noisereduce riskreduce waste

Inflections

3 entries

reduced reduces reducing

Derivations

6 entries

reducer reducible reduction reductionism reductive reductively

Antonyms

2 entries

blow upgain

similar

3 entries

cut editedit out

Sample sentences

28 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

We have considered your proposal, and we have decided that we are not able to reduce the price.

Source: tatoeba (20172)

We have to reduce the cost to a minimum.

Source: tatoeba (23015)

We must reduce energy demand.

Source: tatoeba (23261)

Our firm is a giant one, and there are some rules and regulations, which should be revised or rescinded to reduce red tape and increase efficiency.

Source: tatoeba (29106)

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