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 Net income is what’s leftover after all of that is subtracted out. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026 Grüneisl said the 100 dinars is subtracted from the wage of migrant workers, not added as a separate benefit. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026 When those other detections are subtracted from the total count, the geoneutrino signal from the mantle should be all that’s left. — James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026 But New Delhi-Beijing tensions have subtracted rather than multiplied the economic gains. — Vasuki Shastry, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 If the easement benefits nearby property owned by the landowner or a relative, the additional value has to be subtracted from the deduction, Small said. — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 23 July 2026 At public institutions, the average amount that a student pays now after all the discounts and everything is subtracted is only about $2,300 according to the college board. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 20 July 2026 Also, if a player in the top-10 rounds does not sign, his pick’s value is subtracted from the team’s bonus pool total. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 July 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

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But losses can only be deducted by filers who itemize and who kept a record of both winnings and losses, and the deduction is capped at whatever winnings were reported.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Despite all this, Hillsborough retains a vibrancy and passion that helped keep the club going through the nadir of finishing on zero points in the Championship last season after being deducted 18 for financial wrongdoings.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

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That tariff rate was later reduced to 15% when the two sides agreed on a trade deal, but uncertainty remains about the stability of that agreement and how imports of certain European goods, such as steel, will be taxed by Washington.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
Traffic on the critical waterway, through which one-fifth of global crude oil typically flows, has reduced to a trickle since the war started in February.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

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