Synonyms of deduct

deduct

verb

di-ˈdəkt 

as in to subtract

to take away (an amount or number) from a total

after deducting taxes, what's left is your net pay for the week

Synonyms & Similar Words

• subtract
• reduce
• discount
• take off
• decrease
• abate
• diminish
• lessen
• curtail
• lower
• shorten
• cut down
• truncate
• slash
• cut
• abridge
• dwindle
• knock off
• cut back
• dock
• downsize
• prune
• clip
• trim
• pare
• crop
• retrench
• abbreviate
• whittle
• knock down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• add
• tack (on)
• supplement
• append
• complement
• enhance
• increase
• annex
• raise
• heighten
• augment
• adjoin
• expand
• multiply
• magnify
• intensify
• enlarge
• amplify
• boost
• escalate
• compound
• beef (up)
• aggrandize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deduct

Rachel Lindsay Says Bryan Abasolo Divorce Has Taught Her to Be 'Very Resilient' amid Hardship She was also ordered to pay Abasolo $500,000 as an equalization payment, though her previous spousal support payments were deducted from that total, bringing it to $460,229. —Julia Moore, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025

Ridley Scott’s film is still playing in theaters (#9 for the weekend with another $4.1 million), but an 80 percent share (after carrier fees deducted) on $19.99 from each rental is revenue that’s increasingly hard to resist. —Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 30 Dec. 2024

This fee is deducted from your loan balance before the funds are disbursed. —Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024

Taxpayers cannot deduct mileage for their regular moving expenses under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. —Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024