Synonyms and Antonyms of reduce

cut down on; make a reduction in (verb.change)

be the essential element (verb.change)

reduce in size; reduce physically (verb.change)

make smaller (verb.contact)

to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons (verb.change)

narrow or limit (verb.change)

put down by force or intimidation (verb.social)

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements (verb.change)

be cooked until very little liquid is left (verb.change)

cook until very little liquid is left (verb.change)

lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture (verb.change)

take off weight (verb.body)

make large (verb.change)

add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing (verb.communication)

increase (one's body weight) (verb.body)

add oxygen to or combine with oxygen (verb.change)

decrease in size, extent, or range (verb.change)

undergo a change or development (verb.stative)

assign to a lower position; reduce in rank (verb.social)

make smaller (verb.contact)

reduce the emphasis (verb.change)

make poor (verb.possession)

lessen the strength of (verb.change)

reduce in worth or character, usually verbally (verb.emotion)

make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent (verb.change)

reduce in size; reduce physically (verb.change)

place limits on (extent or access) (verb.change)

come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority (verb.social)

place into another position (verb.contact)

put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items (verb.possession)

undergo a transformation or a change of position or action (verb.change)

undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature (verb.change)

come apart (verb.motion)

make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration (verb.change)

reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail) (verb.change)

reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance (verb.change)

make a reduction, as in one's workforce (verb.change)

cut drastically (verb.change)

make sparse (verb.change)

make thin or thinner (verb.change)

take away a part from; diminish (verb.change)

reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices (verb.change)

increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value (verb.change)

take off or away (verb.change)

cut the price of (verb.possession)

reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa (verb.change)

make less strong or intense (verb.change)

shorten (verb.change)

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate (verb.change)

make more concise (verb.change)

make smaller (verb.contact)

reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef (verb.change)

design or construct on a smaller scale (verb.change)

reduce in population (verb.change)

make in a smaller size (verb.change)

make smaller (verb.contact)

lose weight by sweating (verb.body)

subject to a reduction process (verb.change)

deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole (verb.change)

become smaller or draw together (verb.change)

have a reducing effect (verb.change)

cut and assemble the components of (verb.change)

capable of being reduced (adj.all)

strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material (noun.act)

a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water (noun.food)

a reduction in quantity or rate (noun.act)

cutting down to the desired size or shape (noun.act)

characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment (adj.all)

weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner (noun.act)

the act of diluting something (noun.act)

a diluting agent (noun.substance)

the act of reducing complexity (noun.act)

the act of decreasing or reducing something (noun.act)

the act of repressing; control by holding down (noun.act)

someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion (noun.person)

restrictive of action (adj.all)

the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope (noun.act)

a shortened version of a written work (noun.communication)

any agent that shortens (noun.object)

one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work (noun.person)

process or result of becoming less or smaller (noun.event)

loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer (noun.process)

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 r more.. 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 (noun.process)

a substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized; used in photography to lessen the density of a nega more.. a substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized; used in photography to lessen the density of a negative or print by oxidizing some of the loose silver (noun.substance)

the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat (noun.act)

the scientific study of language (noun.cognition)

a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement (noun.cognition)

the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition)