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Synonyms for reduction
rɪˈdʌk ʃənre·duc·tion
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Wiktionary
reductionnoun
Antonyms:
increase, promotion, expansion, elevation, oxidationreductionnoun
Antonyms:
oxidation, promotion, increase, expansion, elevationreductionnoun
A 5% reduction in robberies
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expansion, elevation, promotion, oxidation, increasereductionnoun
Antonyms:
promotion, elevation, oxidation, expansion, increasereductionnoun
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elevation, oxidation, increase, promotion, expansionreductionnoun
Antonyms:
promotion, elevation, increase, expansion, oxidationreductionnoun
Antonyms:
promotion, expansion, elevation, oxidation, increasereductionnoun
Antonyms:
expansion, oxidation, promotion, elevation, increasereductionnoun
Antonyms:
increase, oxidation, elevation, promotion, expansion
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
reduction
Synonyms:
diminution, contraction, decrease, abatement
Princeton's WordNet
decrease, diminution, reduction, step-downnoun
the act of decreasing or reducing something
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reducing, lessening, simplification, decrease, decrement, drop-off, step-down, decline, diminutionreduction, reducingnoun
any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent
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simplification, decrease, reducing, step-down, diminutionreduction, simplificationnoun
the act of reducing complexity
Synonyms:
simplification, decrease, reducing, step-down, diminution
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
reductionnoun
Synonyms:
conversion, resolution, transmutationreductionnoun
Synonyms:
diminution, contraction, decrease, abridgment, lessening, retrenchment, abatement, decrement, curtailment, loweringreductionnoun
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depression, detrusion, abasement, loweringreductionnoun
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subjugation, conquest, mastery, subdual, victory overreductionnoun
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(Math.) resolution, solution
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
reductionnoun
Synonyms:
diminution, abatement, minimization, decrement, debasement, subjugation, subjection, conquest, subdual, overthrow
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "reduction":
reduce, reducing, decrease, reduced, reductions, alleviation, abatement, decline, cut, downsizing, mitigation, drawdown, lowering, fight, réduction, drop, cutting, curtailment, struggle, narrowing, minimization, diminution, cuts, shortening, fall, lower, relief, decreased, decreasing, shrinking, reduces, markdown, rundown, cutback, control, lessening, attenuation, limitation, minimizing, discount
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#333 | control | |
#975 | discount | |
#1104 | lower | |
#1232 | fall | |
#1324 | cut | |
#2036 | reduce | |
#2158 | drop | |
#2575 | fight | |
#2680 | reduced | |
#2750 | reduction | |
#2940 | relief | |
#3717 | cutting | |
#4576 | reducing | |
#4933 | decrease | |
#5131 | cuts | |
#5615 | decline | |
#5905 | struggle | |
#6994 | limitation | |
#7349 | reduces | |
#7537 | decreased | |
#9778 | reductions | |
#11106 | mitigation | |
#12520 | decreasing | |
#12580 | lowering | |
#18012 | minimizing | |
#19418 | contraction | |
#19980 | abatement | |
#21238 | shrinking | |
#22578 | attenuation | |
#22816 | simplification | |
#26926 | narrowing | |
#27613 | shortening | |
#28135 | minimization | |
#31285 | rundown | |
#35577 | alleviation | |
#36633 | downsizing | |
#51614 | decrement | |
#51972 | drawdown | |
#53466 | diminution | |
#53539 | lessening | |
#62743 | curtailment | |
#70270 | markdown | |
#94472 | cutback |
How to use reduction in a sentence?
I think what insurance companies need to recognize that even though this drug is going to cost more than statins, having a heart attack or a stroke or needing a stent is expensive. A 23% reduction in (myocardial infarctions) is a considerable reduction.
It's called the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Some of you will see a lot of similarities between the beginning to Build Back Better this year, not all of it, simply put, the bill will lower health care costs for millions of Americans and it will be and it will be the most important investment, not hyperbole, the most important investment we've ever made in our energy security.
Our approach is to develop carbon reduction strategies that meet existing concrete quality codes and standards, and make business sense for all those involved.
Without employment and income, IT (income tax) reduction has no relevance.
The absolute reduction in mortality was small at 4 percent, but with 300,000 patients with HIV dying from TB in Africa every year, implementing this low-cost, rapid, bedside test could potentially save thousands of lives annually, the reduction in mortality is likely to be because urine testing, in conjunction with routine testing, resulted in a greater proportion of patients starting tuberculosis treatment early.
Translations for reduction
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- reduksieAfrikaans
- نقصArabic
- redukce, sníženíCzech
- Reduzierung, ReduktionGerman
- ελάττωση, αναγωγή, μείωσηGreek
- rebaja, reducción, disminuciónSpanish
- vähennys, alentuminen, sieventäminen, kokoon keittäminen, pelkistys, vähentäminen, alennus, palautus, pelkistyminenFinnish
- réductionFrench
- רדוקציהHebrew
- riduzione, taglio, sgravio, diminuzioneItalian
- 削減Japanese
- რედუქცია, აღდგენაGeorgian
- pamazinājumsLatvian
- reductie, vermindering, kortingDutch
- reduksjonNorwegian
- снижение, уменьшениеRussian
- తగ్గింపుTelugu
- redüklenmeTurkish
- 減少Chinese
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