Antonyms for reduced
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ri-doost, -dyoost |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈdust, -ˈdyust |
Definition of reduced
Origin :- late 14c., "bring back," from Old French reducer (14c.), from Latin reducere "lead back, bring back," figuratively "restore, replace," from re- "back" (see re-) + ducere "bring, lead" (see duke (n.)). Meaning "bring to an inferior condition" is 1570s; that of "bring to a lower rank" is 1640s (military reduce to ranks is from 1802); that of "subdue by force of arms" is 1610s. Sense of "to lower, diminish, lessen" is from 1787. Related: Reduced; reducing.
- adj made smaller
- adj made lower
- adj made orderly
- I wouldn't be surprised if the next Consolidated dividend was reduced.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- The duties were to be reduced and the system improved, but the principle was to be maintained.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- They were now reduced to one room, and the boys slept on the floor.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Even Miss Grange, now reduced to second place, remonstrated with her senior.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- In a few minutes Katy had reduced her emotions to a dry sniffle.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- But, there is a limit beyond which the plane surface cannot be reduced with safety.
- Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
- His servants had all left him, and he had been reduced to taking his meals at the inn.
- Extract from : « Questionable Shapes » by William Dean Howells
- The clumsy framework of the receiver was reduced to a neat and portable size.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- When the soup is reduced to three quarts, it is done enough.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Let it boil till the liquid is reduced to one quart, and skim it well.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
Synonyms for reduced
- abated
- abbreviated
- abridged
- cheapened
- classified
- compressed
- concentrated
- condensed
- contracted
- controlled
- cut down
- debilitated
- decreased
- deflated
- degraded
- demoted
- diminished
- discounted
- downsized
- economized
- formulated
- humbled
- lessened
- leveled
- lowered
- marked down
- miniaturized
- ordered
- organized
- regulated
- scaled down
- shortened
- shrunk
- standardized
- subtracted
- sunk
- systematized
- unified
- weakened
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