minusing
Removing from total
Minusing is the act of subtracting or taking away, formed from the mathematical term minus used as a verb: She kept minusing points for every small mistake.
The usage is informal and somewhat playful, treating arithmetic operations as ongoing actions.
More broadly, minusing can mean removing or deducting anything: They're minusing staff from the budget.
Removing quantity from another
- deductingRemoving from a total
- taking awayRemoving something from somewhere
- differenceWay things contrast
- decrementFixed amount subtracted
negative · calculation · computation · minuend · remainder · borrowing · regrouping · operation
Removing from consideration
- excludingLeaving something out
- omittingFailing to include
- removingTaking something out
- deletingRemoving from existence
extracting · stripping · excising · discounting · deducting · striking out · taking out · weeding out
Becoming smaller or fewer
- loweringMoving something downward
- reducingMaking less or smaller
- lesseningBecoming reduced in degree
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
trimming · paring · shrinking · curtailing · downsizing · scaling back · cutback · contraction
subtracting
Removing quantity from another
- deductingRemoving from a total
- taking awayRemoving something from somewhere
- differenceWay things contrast
decrement · negative · calculation · computation · minuend · remainder · borrowing · regrouping · operation · equation
eliminating
Removing from consideration
deleting · extracting · stripping · excising · discounting · deducting · striking out · taking out · weeding out · cutting out
decreasing
Becoming smaller or fewer
cutting · trimming · paring · shrinking · curtailing · downsizing · scaling back · cutback · contraction · decrement
dwindling
Progressively becoming smaller
- waningGradually decreasing in intensity
- ebbingGradually declining or receding
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
shrinking · dropping · falling · slumping · tapering off · receding · contracting · weakening · abating · descending
minusingadding
Joining to increase
plussing · summing · incrementing · adding on · increasing
minusingadding
Joining to increase
including · incorporating · inserting · appending · putting in
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