What are some opposite words for subtraction?
Antonyms for subtraction
səbˈtræk ʃənsub·trac·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
subtraction, minusnoun
an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated
"the subtraction of three from four leaves one"; "four minus three equals one"
Antonyms:
additionsubtraction, deductionnoun
the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
"he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks"
Antonyms:
additionSynonyms:
minus, price reduction, entailment, synthesis, tax write-off, deduction, deductive reasoning, tax deduction, discount, implication
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How to use subtraction in a sentence?
The subtraction of this relatively small REIT doesn’t have a significant impact on the index at all, but the addition of Tesla does have a big impact.
Synergy is addition and multiplication. Ethnicity is subtraction and division.
I believe deeply that we need Bernie Sanders as President to secure Medicare for All, an infrastructure project for the 21st century, and a $15 minimum wage, but we should acknowledge and respect the work of Secretary Clinton in expanding health insurance to children, in standing up for women's rights as human rights, and in helping achieve a breakthrough nuclear deal with Iran. We will bring progressive change through addition, not subtraction.
Ludwig von Beethoven had never mastered the elements of arithmetic beyond addition and subtraction. A thirteen-year-old boy whom he had befriended tried unsuccessfully to teach him simple multiplication and division.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is well prepared to handle the dismissal of 158 correctional officers if the need arise. Such dismissal is viewed as addition by subtraction…No one is irreplaceable.
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