SUBTRACTS Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

subtracts

verb

present tense third-person singular of subtract

as in deducts

to take away (an amount or number) from a total if you subtract 10 from 23, you get 13 you can subtract the time you spent daydreaming from your total homework time

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Recent Examples of subtracts Gross margin is the percentage of revenue left after a company subtracts its direct costs, so the higher the margin the better for the company. — John Magsam, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2026 Vitae and Willpower/Health merge into a single resource, Difficulty subtracts dice from a pool rather than raising a target number, and players roll nearly all of the dice at the table. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 30 July 2026 The upward revision can be attributed to a downward revision on imports, which subtracts from GDP. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 25 June 2026 The Montreal experimental trio subtracts drums and enfolds itself within resonant, rumbling guitar tones that summon otherworldly emotion. — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026 The calculation also subtracts income from Roth conversions and retirement plan rollovers. — Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026

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For example, the government deducts Medicare Part B premiums directly from many retirees’ Social Security checks.

— Pankaj Agrrawal, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026
What happened Imagine an ATM that checks your balance, dispenses the money, then deducts the amount from your account.

— Emin Gün Sirer, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026

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The anti-immigrant movement reduces kids to constitutional hypotheticals and demographic statistics.

— Hannah Harshe, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026
That gives Jaylen Warren a favorable matchup and reduces the need for Aaron Rodgers to force throws downfield.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026