Reduction and Upgrading

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Reduction noun - Something that is or may be subtracted.

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Upgrading is an antonym for reduction.

Nearby Words: reduce, reducing, reductive, reductionist

Upgrading noun - A raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position.

Usage example: she was surprised by the unannounced upgrading to the position of supervisor

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Reduction is an antonym for upgrading.

Nearby Words: upgrade, upgraded, upgradable

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Upgrading and Reduction. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/reduction/upgrading

Reduction & Upgrading. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/reduction/upgrading>.

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