Synonyms for deduct

Most common

derive · infer · withhold · recoup · allow · write-off · remove · subtract

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller or less by some amount.

   The player was deducted a point for violent conduct.

Forms

Past participle

deducted
e.g. deducted → derived, inferred, deduced, recouped…

Example sentences

• derive You will derive great benefits from learning English.
• infer What do you infer from her strange behavior?
• withhold The government began to withhold foreign reserves.
• recoup He kept on gambling, trying in vain to recoup his losses.
• allow He didn't allow me to pay the bill for the dinner.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

take¹, bate¹

5 letters

allow², infer², abate²

6 letters

remove², derive², rebate², deduce², recoup²

8 letters

withhold², subtract²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (allow² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

décompter