Synonyms and Antonyms of reduction

synonym (synonym of reduction)

  • (noun.act)
    decrease, diminution, step-down
    the act of decreasing or reducing something (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.process)
    reducing
    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.. (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.act)
    simplification
    the act of reducing complexity (noun.act)
     

antonym (antonym of reduction)

hypernym (reduction IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • 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)
    chemical reaction, reaction
    (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others (noun.process)
     
  • the act of decreasing or reducing something (noun.act)
    change of magnitude
    the act of changing the amount or size of something (noun.act)
     
  • the act of reducing complexity (noun.act)
    change
    the action of changing something (noun.act)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF reduction relation)

  • the act of decreasing or reducing something (noun.act)
    cut
    the act of reducing the amount or number (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    mitigation, moderation
    the action of lessening in severity or intensity (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    lowering
    the act of causing to become less (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    cutback
    a reduction in quantity or rate (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    devaluation
    the reduction of something's value or worth (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    devitalisation, devitalization
    the act of reducing the vitality of something (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    extenuation, mitigation, palliation
    to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    alleviation, easement, easing, relief
    the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    de-escalation
    (war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    minimisation, minimization
    the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    depletion
    the act of decreasing something markedly (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    shortening
    act of decreasing in length (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    shrinking
    the act of becoming less (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    deduction, subtraction
    the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    deflation
    the act of letting the air out of something (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    deduction, discount, price reduction
    the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    rollback
    reducing prices back to some earlier level (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    weakening
    the act of reducing the strength of something (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    depreciation
    a decrease in price or value (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    contraction
    the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    reverse split, reverse stock split, split down
    a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    amortisation, amortization
    the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    declassification
    reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.possession)
    shelter, tax shelter
    a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings (noun.possession)
     
  • (noun.possession)
    tax credit
    a direct reduction in tax liability (not dependent on the taxpayer's tax bracket) (noun.possession)
     
  • the act of reducing complexity (noun.act)
    schematisation, schematization
    the act of reducing to a scheme or formula (noun.act)
     

derivation (.... is derived from reduction)

  • 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)
    deoxidise, deoxidize, reduce
    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)
     
  • the act of decreasing or reducing something (noun.act)
    decrease, diminish, fall, lessen
    decrease in size, extent, or range (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    reduce, scale down
    make smaller (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.change)
    reduce, shrink
    reduce in size; reduce physically (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    de-escalate, step down, weaken
    reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down
    cut down on; make a reduction in (verb.change)
     
  • the act of reducing complexity (noun.act)
    reduce
    make less complex (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    simplify
    make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent (verb.change)
     
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