Thesaurus:decrement

Thesaurus

decrement

English

Noun

Sense: that which is subtracted or removed; thing removed

Synonyms

• cut    [⇒ thesaurus]
• decrement
• deduction
• dip
• drop
• extract
• extraction
• fall
• lowering
• reduction
• shrinkage

Antonyms

• adjunct    [⇒ thesaurus]
• remainder    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• discount
• loss    [⇒ thesaurus]
• rebate
•   —
• trash    [⇒ thesaurus]
•   —
• clip
• clipping
• offcut
• snippet
•   —
• excerpt
• passage

Hypernyms

• quantity    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:diminution

Further reading

• “40A. decrement” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “decrement” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.