Lower
Subtract
Subtract verb - To take away (an amount or number) from a total.
Usage example: you can subtract the time you spent daydreaming from your total homework time
Lower and subtract are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lower" instead a verb "Subtract".
Nearby Words: subtraction, subtracting
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Subtract and Lower. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lower/subtract
Lower & Subtract. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lower/subtract>.
Subtract or Lower. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lower/subtract.
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