100 Best Synonyms for “Reduce”

No.	Item	Definition
1.	abate	become less intense
2.	abridge	shorten without losing sense
3.	allay	make less strong
4.	alleviate	make less severe
5.	assuage	make less intense
6.	attenuate	make thinner or weaker
7.	bleed	drain away gradually
8.	blunt	make less sharp
9.	boil down	reduce to essentials
10.	bring down	lower to a lesser level
11.	burn off	reduce by burning
12.	cap	set an upper limit
13.	check	hold back or reduce
14.	chip away	reduce gradually
15.	condense	make shorter or denser
16.	conserve	use less of something
17.	consume	use up or reduce
18.	contract	become or make smaller
19.	cool	make less intense
20.	curtail	reduce by limiting it
21.	cut	make smaller or less
22.	dampen	make less strong
23.	de-escalate	make less intense
24.	deaden	make less intense
25.	debase	reduce in quality or value
26.	decelerate	reduce speed
27.	decompress	reduce pressure
28.	decrease	make or become less
29.	degrade	reduce in quality
30.	depressurize	reduce pressure
31.	devalue	lower in value
32.	dial back	reduce somewhat
33.	dilute	make less concentrated
34.	diminish	make or become smaller
35.	discount	reduce the price of
36.	dock	take away from amount
37.	downsize	reduce in size
38.	dwindle	become gradually smaller
39.	ease	make less severe
40.	eat away	gradually reduce
41.	ebb	gradually lessen
42.	economize	reduce spending or use
43.	erode	wear away gradually
44.	exhaust	use up almost completely
45.	fall	become lower or less
46.	flatten	make less steep or intense
47.	halve	reduce by half
48.	hold down	keep at a lower level
49.	impair	make weaker or less effective
50.	knock back	reduce by a certain amount
51.	knock off	reduce by a small amount
52.	lessen	make less severe or large
53.	lighten	make less heavy or serious
54.	limit	keep from increasing
55.	lop	cut off to reduce
56.	lower	bring down in amount
57.	mark down	reduce a selling price
58.	melt away	gradually become less
59.	minimize	make as small as possible
60.	mitigate	make less harmful
61.	moderate	make less extreme
62.	neutralize	reduce effect by opposing
63.	offset	reduce by counteracting
64.	pare	reduce by trimming away
65.	plummet	fall sharply
66.	plunge	drop steeply
67.	prune	cut back excess parts
68.	pull back	reduce or lessen activity
69.	ratchet down	reduce step by step
70.	rationalize	make more efficient, less wasteful
71.	recede	move back or lessen
72.	restrict	keep within bounds
73.	roll back	reduce to an earlier level
74.	run down	reduce gradually over time
75.	scale back	reduce in extent
76.	scale down	reduce in size or scope
77.	shave	cut away a little
78.	shorten	make less long
79.	shrink	become or make smaller
80.	slash	cut sharply or heavily
81.	slow	reduce speed
82.	soften	make less harsh
83.	stem	stop or reduce flow
84.	stunt	reduce growth or development
85.	subtract	take away from total
86.	suppress	reduce by holding down
87.	tail off	become gradually less
88.	taper	become gradually smaller
89.	temper	make less extreme
90.	thin	make less dense
91.	throttle back	reduce speed or power
92.	tone down	make less strong
93.	trim	cut down slightly
94.	turn down	reduce level or intensity
95.	undercut	reduce below a level
96.	wane	gradually decrease
97.	weaken	make less strong
98.	wear down	reduce through use
99.	whittle away	reduce little by little
100.	whittle down	gradually reduce