reduction

n

1. decrease, decreasing, loss, lessening, decline, cutback, rollback, decrement, decre-scence, depression; abbreviation, diminution, subtraction, subduction, shortening, condensing, condensation, compressing, compression, contracting, contraction; abridgement, syncope, ellipsis, elision; retrenchment, shrinking, shrinkage, narrowing, cutting down or short, cropping, clipping, concision, constricting, constriction; limiting, limitation, restricting, curtailing, curtailment; abstracting, abstraction, summarizing, summarization.

2. mitigation, easing, relaxing, relaxation, alleviating, alleviation, relief, attenuation, abatement, slackening, remission, assuagement; restraint, harnessing, bridling, repressing, repression, retardation, curbing, checking, tempering, temperance, modification, moderation; softening, modulating, toning down, tuning down, turning down, muffling, muting, quieting, silencing, deadening; braking, slowing down, throttling down, reining in; blunting, bating, dulling; incapacitating, incapacitation, enfeebling, debilitating, debility, weakening, weakness.

3. degradation, demotion, deposition. See degradation(def. 1).

4. discount, cut, cutrate, deduction, write-off, concession, allowance; depreciation, devaluation; refund, rebate, reimbursement, remuneration, compensation; agio, premium.

5. miniature, copy, model, draft, sketch, abstract, outline, proposal, syllabus, resume-, pre'cis, prospectus, conspectus, compendium, survey, epitome, brief, summary; abridgment, digest, pandect, condensation; synopsis, review, recapitulation.