100 Best Synonyms for “Reduce”

100 Best Synonyms for

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