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subtracting

ADJECTIVE

less

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fewer

STRONG

lesser limited lower minor minus negative secondary subordinate

WEAK

beneath declined deficient depressed diminished excepting lacking not as great reduced shortened shorter slighter unsubstantial without

Antonyms

STRONG

greater higher important major superior

WEAK

bigger more

ADJECTIVE

minus

Synonyms

STRONG

less negative

WEAK

deficient short of smaller

Antonyms

WEAK

plus

NOUN

calculation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arithmetic computation counting estimate estimation forecast judgment prediction

STRONG

figuring reckoning summation

WEAK

adding ciphering dividing multiplying totaling

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Then it's the net goal score - taking the goals in favour, and subtracting the goals against.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

For most people, it comes down to either taking an extended break, like a sabbatical; somehow subtracting duties from their current role; or transitioning to a less stressful position.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

Excluding the AI categories, fixed investment was down 10%, subtracting a percentage point from GDP growth, and adding to the negative effect of the shutdown.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

At the same time, more types of companies are adding jobs rather than subtracting them.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

Then all the numbers would come out right, and figuring out the child’s age would be a simple matter of subtracting – 4 from 2.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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