Subtract

/səbˈtɹækt/

Synonyms for "subtract" (137 found)

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Closest matches (28)

Verb(6 words)

deducttake offcomplementing decremented deducted deducts

abate abrade abrupt abstract add algebraize alienate bate calculate castcast offcast outcipher compute curtailcut adriftcut offcut outdecrease deduct

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delete

Noun(1 words)

decrements

Strong matches (41)

Verb(5 words)

delete detracted docked eliminates exclude

depart depreciate derogate detractdetract fromdiminish disarticulate disconnect discount disengage disjoin disjoint disparage dissociate disunite divide divorce dopedope outdrain

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draw backeat awayeject erode estimate estrange expel extractextract rootsfigurefigure infigure outfile awayimpair

Noun(2 words)

docking docks

Related words (68)

isolate knockknock offleach leave lessen measure multiply partpull awaypull backpull outpurify reckon reduce refine remove retrenchrub awayscore

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segregate separate sequesterset apartset asideshave shortenshut offsplitstand aloofstand apartstand asidestep asidesubduct taketake account oftake awaytake away fromtake fromtake offtake outtally thinthin outthrow offthrow outuncouple unyokewear awayweed withdrawwork out

Noun(7 words)

lops minuses removing subtracting tare tares taring

Verb(9 words)

omit penalize remove removed removes subtractedtake awaytared withhold

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More general

20 entries

arithmetic operationbring downcalculate calculation cipher compute cutcut backcut downcypher editing figuremath operationmodification reckon reduce

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More specific

9 entries

deletion difference discount exclusion minuend omission subtrahendtax deductionwithholding

Collocations

5 entries

subtract decimalssubtract fractionssubtract fromsubtract numberssubtract the total

Inflections

3 entries

subtracted subtracting subtracts

Derivations

4 entries

subtraction subtractive subtractively subtractor

Antonyms

1 entries

add

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Subtract three from eight and you get five.

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Can you subtract six from ten?

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Subtract two from ten and you have eight.

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The children are learning to add and subtract.

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