Synonyms for Reduction
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1. reductionnoun

   Antonyms:
   increase, promotion, expansion, elevation, oxidation

2. reductionnoun

   Antonyms:
   oxidation, promotion, increase, expansion, elevation

3. reductionnoun

   A 5% reduction in robberies

   Antonyms:
   expansion, elevation, promotion, oxidation, increase

4. reductionnoun

   Antonyms:
   promotion, elevation, oxidation, expansion, increase

5. reductionnoun

   Antonyms:
   elevation, oxidation, increase, promotion, expansion

6. reductionnoun

   Antonyms:
   promotion, elevation, increase, expansion, oxidation

7. reductionnoun

   Antonyms:
   promotion, expansion, elevation, oxidation, increase

8. reductionnoun

   Antonyms:
   expansion, oxidation, promotion, elevation, increase

9. reductionnoun

   Antonyms:
   increase, oxidation, elevation, promotion, expansion

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1. reduction

   Synonyms:
   diminution, contraction, decrease, abatement

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. decrease, diminution, reduction, step-downnoun

   the act of decreasing or reducing something

   Synonyms:
   reducing, lessening, simplification, decrease, reduction, decrement, drop-off, step-down, decline, diminution

2. reduction, reducingnoun

   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

   Synonyms:
   simplification, decrease, reducing, reduction, step-down, diminution

3. reduction, simplificationnoun

   the act of reducing complexity

   Synonyms:
   simplification, decrease, reducing, reduction, step-down, diminution

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Chemical Reaction

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. reductionnoun

   Synonyms:
   conversion, resolution, transmutation

2. reductionnoun

   Synonyms:
   diminution, contraction, decrease, abridgment, lessening, retrenchment, abatement, decrement, curtailment, lowering

3. reductionnoun

   Synonyms:
   depression, detrusion, abasement, lowering

4. reductionnoun

   Synonyms:
   subjugation, conquest, mastery, subdual, victory over

5. reductionnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Math.) resolution, solution

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1. reductionnoun

   Synonyms:
   diminution, abatement, minimization, decrement, debasement, subjugation, subjection, conquest, subdual, overthrow

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1. List of paraphrases for "reduction":

   reduce, reducing, decrease, reduced, reductions, alleviation, abatement, decline, cut, downsizing, mitigation, drawdown, lowering, fight, réduction, drop, cutting, curtailment, struggle, narrowing, minimization, diminution, cuts, shortening, fall, lower, relief, decreased, decreasing, shrinking, reduces, markdown, rundown, cutback, control, lessening, attenuation, limitation, minimizing, discount

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1. Laurent Fabius:

   There has to be concrete commitments on the enrichment activities allowed for length of the accord, including a phased reduction in the number of centrifuges at the underground site of Fordow and an efficient mechanism to restore sanctions if Iran does not respect its commitments.

2. Sandhya Pruthi:

   I was most impressed by the significant reduction in the receptor negative breast cancer with adherence to the Mediterranean diet, this study is an important contribution to the efforts being studied to prevent (estrogen-receptor, progesterone-receptor)-negative breast cancer which is known to be more aggressive and higher risk of recurrence.

3. Ben Hemingway:

   Community level disaster risk reduction is as easy as giving people good information, basic skills to make their traditional structures more safe and to know what to do in the immediate aftermath, it saves lives and gives us time as the international community responds.

4. Scott Kennedy:

   Given the recent spate of AML-related (anti-monopoly law) cases against foreign firms, the regulations about the banking sector, and the reduction of foreign firms' products on government procurement lists, there is good reason for foreign firms to be highly concerned.

5. Matthew Schulman:

   Breast reduction surgery has one of the highest satisfaction rates among all plastic surgery procedures because of the immediate improvement in lifestyle, women are able to be more active, live pain free, and have an improved quality of life.