ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Reduced

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ɹɪˈdjuːst/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Reduced is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of reduce.

Meaning

simple past and past participle of reduce.

More Meanings

  1. Made smaller or less; having undergone reduction.
  2. Discounted in price.
  3. (cooking) Of a sauce etc.: made more concentrated.
  4. (grammar) Of a relative clause: not marked by an explicit relative pronoun or relativizer such as who, which, or that.

Example Sentences

the reduced goods at the sale
the reduced prices in a summer sale
The chicken was served in a reduced red wine sauce.

Synonyms for reduced

Depending on context, synonyms include low, diminished, small, attenuate, belittled, cut.

Antonyms for reduced

Common opposites include increased.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include diminished, attenuate, attenuated, faded, rock-bottom, weakened.

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