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
- Made smaller or less; having undergone reduction.
- Discounted in price.
- (cooking) Of a sauce etc.: made more concentrated.
- (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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