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Synonyms for subtract
səbˈtræktsub·tract
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Princeton's WordNet
subtract, deduct, take offverb
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 togethersubtractverb
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?
It's like trying to measure the tiny motion of a firefly next to a bright light bulb, we had to meticulously subtract the light of the nearby bright star to precisely measure the deflection of the faint source.
Will your child learn to multiply before she learns to subtract
Overall, what is clear to us is that the impact, will be limited in the near-term, but much more significant in the medium-term, we expect this event and what it represents to subtract as much as 0.3 percent from growth next year compared to our pre-event baseline and expect Asian central banks to respond with another round of easing.
If you are truly serious about preparing your child for the future, don't teach him to subtract -- teach him to deduct.
If we were to stop sending thermal coal to Asia tomorrow it would be replaced by something less efficient and would add to, not subtract from, global emissions.
Translations for subtract
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- خصمArabic
- odečístCzech
- abziehen, subtrahierenGerman
- αφαιρώGreek
- depreniEsperanto
- sustraer, substraerSpanish
- vähentääFinnish
- soustraireFrench
- dealúIrish
- kivonHungarian
- mengurangiIndonesian
- sottrarreItalian
- 引くJapanese
- 빼다Korean
- minuas, subtrahō, dēdūcōLatin
- хасахMongolian
- in mindering brengen, aftrekkenDutch
- subtrahere, trekke fraNorwegian
- odejmowaćPolish
- subtrairPortuguese
- scădea, sustrageRomanian
- отнять, вычесть, вычитать, отниматьRussian
- одузети, oduzetiSerbo-Croatian
- subtrahera, dra ifrånSwedish
- çıkarmakTurkish
- trừ điVietnamese
- 減去Chinese
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