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Reduction

🔄 Synonyms of "Reduction"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
diminutionnoun	A lessening, decrease or reduction.
decreasenoun	(intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
simplificationnoun	The act of simplifying or something that has been simplified.
step-down	(of a transformer etc.) That reduces a voltage.
reducing	(chemistry) That causes reduction.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
step-upnoun	(exercise) A workout movement wherein one leg stands on an elevated surface and lifts in the concentric part the rest of the body up onto it to target – depending on angle and starting distance of the other leg and weights applied by the arms – the femoral and gluteal muscles variously.
increasenoun	(intransitive) (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater, to greaten.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
reducingverb	(chemistry) That causes reduction.
decreasenoun	An amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased.
diminutionnoun	A lessening, decrease or reduction.
step-down	(of a transformer etc.) That reduces a voltage.
simplificationnoun	The act of simplifying or something that has been simplified.
reducernoun	Something or someone that reduces.
deductionnoun	A sum that can be removed in tax calculations, usually from the taxable amount; something that is written off.
cutbacknoun	A reduction of some sort in an existing program or service.
retrenchmentnoun	A curtailment or reduction.
downsizingnoun	An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized.
reducedverb	Made smaller or less; having undergone reduction.
downscalingnoun	The act by which something is downscaled; a reduction in size or numbers.
reduceverb	(transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
deratingnoun	The act by which something is derated.
limitationnoun	The act of limiting or the state of being limited.
limitingnoun	A limitation.
restrictionnoun	A regulation or limitation that restricts.
restricting	Serving to restrict.
narrowingnoun	The process of becoming narrow.
abatementnoun	The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression.