What are some alternative words for subtract?
Synonyms for subtract
səbˈtrækt
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Princeton's WordNet
subtract, deduct, take off(verb)
make a subtraction
"subtract this amount from my paycheck"
Synonyms:
derive, set forth, infer, take off, start out, take time off, part, start, lift off, deduct, get off the ground, depart, withhold, recoup, set out, deduce, set offAntonyms:
add, add togethersubtract(verb)
take off or away
"this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French"
Antonyms:
add together, add
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List of paraphrases for "subtract":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#207 | part | |
#246 | take | |
#474 | start | |
#1475 | abstract | |
#1651 | remove | |
#2036 | reduce | |
#10105 | depart | |
#10524 | withdraw | |
#13184 | derive | |
#20729 | subtract | |
#21475 | diminish | |
#22480 | deduct | |
#23641 | withhold | |
#24816 | infer | |
#25048 | lessen | |
#25516 | subtraction | |
#35045 | deduce | |
#48321 | recoup |
How to use subtract in a sentence?
I never add up. I only subtract from the total dying... . . . It is not the magnitude of our actions but the amount of love that is put into them that matters.
Shale gas and shale oil have added around 0.5 percent to GDP per year in my model, and I think it will now subtract 0.5 to 1.0 percent as projects become unprofitable and credit in the sector tanks.
If you are truly serious about preparing your child for the future, don't teach him to subtract -- teach him to deduct.
Will your child learn to multiply before she learns to subtract
You got to get to 50 - or pretty close to it - to win. And to get to 50 you have to add, not subtract, and so you can't start subtracting in a primary, and then you always have to keep your eye on the fact that while you're doing that you can't be subtracting for the general.
Translations for subtract
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- خصمArabic
- odečístCzech
- abziehen, subtrahierenGerman
- αφαιρώGreek
- depreniEsperanto
- substraer, sustraerSpanish
- vähentääFinnish
- soustraireFrench
- dealúIrish
- kivonHungarian
- mengurangiIndonesian
- sottrarreItalian
- 引くJapanese
- 빼다Korean
- subtrahō, dēdūcō, minuasLatin
- хасахMongolian
- aftrekken, in mindering brengenDutch
- trekke fra, subtrahereNorwegian
- odejmowaćPolish
- subtrairPortuguese
- sustrage, scădeaRomanian
- отнимать, отнять, вычесть, вычитатьRussian
- oduzeti, одузетиSerbo-Croatian
- subtrahera, dra ifrånSwedish
- çıkarmakTurkish
- trừ điVietnamese
- 減去Chinese
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