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
Supplement is an antonym for subtract.
Nearby Words: subtraction, subtracting
Supplement
Supplement verb - Add as a supplement to what seems insufficient.
Common collocations
| heart | subtract heart | supplement heart |
| experience | subtract experience | supplement experience |
| numbers | subtract numbers | supplement numbers |
| heroes | subtract heroes | supplement heroes |
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Supplement and Subtract. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/subtract/supplement
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