SUBTRACTING Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

subtracting

verb

present participle of subtract

as in deducting

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 subtracting So the balance of payments is subtracting savings from other countries and making their bond yields go up as well. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026 Summary Research reveals humans instinctively add solutions to problems, a cognitive default observed in studies where people preferred adding over subtracting, even when removal would yield better results. — Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 That’s after excluding wealth from the top 1% of households, subtracting debts and other liabilities, as well as deducting retirement spending, charitable donations, taxes and fees. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026 Days later, the contract was amended with one change, subtracting a single dollar, dropping it to $249,999 — one dollar below the threshold requiring City Council approval. — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026 For example, a card with a $95 annual fee that earns $580 in cash back over the course of a year leaves you $485 ahead after subtracting the fee. — Miranda Marquit, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026 Before Johnson and the Canucks could add Gallagher, Vancouver first had to go about subtracting from the lineup. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 30 June 2026 The top off amount is calculated by subtracting your benefit at full retirement age (FRA) from 50% of your husband’s benefit at full retirement age. — Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2026 After subtracting education expenses, the average student cleared $86,806 more income than the average non-student. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 June 2026

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deducting

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That’s after excluding wealth from the top 1% of households, subtracting debts and other liabilities, as well as deducting retirement spending, charitable donations, taxes and fees.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026