subtracted
Removed from total
Subtracted is the past tense of subtract—to take one quantity away from another: She subtracted the cost of repairs from the sale price.
Beyond arithmetic, subtract applies to any removal or reduction: Years of stress had subtracted from his health.
The word implies diminishment, leaving less than before.
Became smaller in amount
- diminishedMade or became smaller
- reducedMade less in amount
- loweredMoved downward or reduced
- lessenedMade or became smaller
shrunk · depleted · minimized · contracted · abated · curtailed · discounted · depreciated
Subtraction symbol
- differenceWay things contrast
- minuendSubtraction's first term
- takeawayCore message retained
- deductSubtract from a total
decrement · arithmetic · algebra · calculation · computation · negative · borrow · remainder
decreased
Became smaller in amount
- diminishedMade or became smaller
- reducedMade less in amount
- loweredMoved downward or reduced
lessened · shrunk · depleted · minimized · contracted · abated · curtailed · discounted · depreciated · deducted
minus
Subtraction symbol
- differenceWay things contrast
- minuendSubtraction's first term
- takeawayCore message retained
deduct · decrement · arithmetic · algebra · calculation · computation · negative · borrow · remainder · equation
extracted
Removed from source
eliminated · expunged · purged · stripped · withdrawn · erased · excluded · cut · carved · taken
shortfall
Failure to reach quota
- lossBeing without something
- deficitAmount still owed
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
depletion · reduction · gap · shortage · deficiency · underage · arrears · negative · imbalance · discrepancy
subtractedadded
Included as extra
summed · totaled · tallied · incremented · multiplied
- subtraction errorMistake when taking away