Boost
Boost noun - Something added (as by growth).
Usage example: a sudden boost in sales
Reduction
Reduction noun - Something that is or may be subtracted.
Usage example: there was a sizable reduction in her weekly pay when she decided to buy health insurance
How words are described
| special | special boost | special reduction |
| substantial | substantial boost | substantial reduction |
| small | small boost | small reduction |
| real | real boost | real reduction |
| Other adjectives: massive, large, big, extreme, serious, huge, slight, flat, noticeable, permanent, major, incredible, general, minor, temporary, hefty, further, extra, significant, maximum, insane, sizable, sudden, overall. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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After you're done fusing, removing the Failure title will remove the 80% reduction and boost all stats five-fold (or more if you put in a superior title).
Source: Video Game / Phantom Brave - The Soldier also has access to the Battalion's Backup, which provides damage reduction instead of mini-crits, and the Concheror, which provides a speed boost and Life Drain.
Source: Limit Break / Video Games - Valve toned this down over various patches, culminating in reducing its damage reduction to 75% and reducing the critical hit boost to 10 seconds.
Source: Game Breaker / Team Fortress 2
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Reduction and Boost. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/boost/reduction
Boost & Reduction. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/boost/reduction>.
Reduction or Boost. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/boost/reduction.
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