Word REDUCTION: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

reduction

🇺🇸 [rɪˈdʌkʃən]

Meanings

The action or process of making something smaller or less. Reduction typically refers to a decrease in size, amount, or level. It can apply to anything from prices and costs to quantities and intensity.

Examples

• The company achieved a significant reduction in expenses last year.
• There has been a reduction in pollution levels since the new laws were introduced.
• They announced a price reduction on all of their products.

Synonyms

decrease • cutback • decline

Antonyms

increase • growth • expansion