SUBTRACTED Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

subtracted

verb

past tense of subtract

as in deducted

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 subtracted Last quarter, gas subtracted two tenths of a point. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 31 May 2026 Attorney’s fees will also need to be subtracted from the settlement fund prior to payments being made. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 2 July 2026 The headlines now will emphasize his 30-day jail sentence, that his own consequences have subtracted his ability to select a date. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026 Obviously, new players have been added and some subtracted, but what should give fans confidence that this year’s defense will significantly improve? — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 21 May 2026 There will be plenty of discourse over the next few weeks, and a lot of negotiating on what could be added or subtracted from the legislation to get this off the Senate floor and into the House. — Trey Wallace, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026 Washington subtracted after adding two potential difference-makers in trades for Jordan Kyrou and Alex Tuch. — CBS News, 25 June 2026 Then, certain deductions (but not all deductions) for AGI from Form 1 that accompanies Form 1040 are subtracted. — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 The judge found that Energy Transfer’s contribution was a gift and subtracted the $10 million already paid by the federal government when calculating the nearly $28 million award. — ABC News, 11 June 2026

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The results include deducted one-off expenses for employee bonus provisions.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 7 July 2026
The site does the advertising, booking and payment collection in exchange for a 30% fee that’s deducted from the teacher’s earnings.

— Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026

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But a 2021 law reduced his probationary term, and it was formally ended in November 2021.

— Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
The redesign reduced both size and weight while increasing transmit power, giving military units greater flexibility during deployments.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026

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