be reduced

VERB

lose

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drop fail forget give up squander suffer surrender waste

STRONG

bereave capitulate consume default deplete disinherit displace dispossess dissipate divest drain exhaust expend forfeit lavish misplace miss misspend oust relinquish rob sacrifice yield

WEAK

be careless be impoverished become poorer fail to keep fall short pass up suffer loss use up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fight hoard save win

STRONG

accumulate collect fill gather give hold keep refuse starve take

WEAK

achieve confront face hold on to maintain meet succeed

Example Sentences

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Nor can encounters between Neanderthals and Sapiens be reduced to past loves or wars merely transposed from our modern imagination.

From Science Daily • Jul. 7, 2026

The American people can’t be reduced to an ethnic Folk bound by ties of blood and soil.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, who assumed the role in February of this year, announced Monday that the team would be reduced by 3,200 throughout fiscal 2027, with 1,600 roles eliminated today.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 6, 2026

Climatologist Christophe Cassou said he feared the debate on the climate in the run-up to the election would be reduced to a basic "For or against air conditioning?"

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

Actually, as Winston was aware, the chocolate ration was to be reduced from thirty grams to twenty at the end of the present week.

From "1984" by George Orwell

be reduced

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