Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus Cite Synonyms of subtract Find synonyms for: Verb1. subtract, deduct, take off, calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figureusage: make a subtraction; "subtract this amount from my paycheck"2. subtract, reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring downusage: take off or away; "this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.See also: subtract (Dictionary) Related Content Daily Word Quiz: polemic Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language Synonyms Index