Reduce and Underscore

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Reduce verb - To bring to a lower grade or rank.

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Underscore is an antonym for reduce.

Nearby Words: reduced, reduction, reducing, reducible

Underscore verb - To indicate the importance of by giving prominent display.

Usage example: a history of the Old West that underscores the role that pioneer women had in bringing order and stability to the wild frontier

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Reduce is an antonym for underscore.

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Underscore and Reduce. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/reduce/underscore

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