reduced
Americanadjective
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made smaller, lower, or less; diminished.
Individuals who experience depression have reduced levels of serotonin in their brains.
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Mathematics. noting a polynomial equation in which the second highest power is missing.
The cubic equation x3 − 4x + 4 = 0 is reduced.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of reduced
Explanation
A reduced thing has been lessened or subtracted from. If you want to ride your bike in Italy and you’re on a budget, look for reduced airfare. For a reduced risk of injury, wear a helmet when you get there. To reduce something is to make it smaller or lessen it in some way. Therefore, anything reduced is smaller than it was before. If you’re pedaling your way through Italy and hit a giant hill, you’ll probably have reduced pedal power and go much slower. This word applies to things that are going down in degree or amount. There could be reduced pain, reduced cost, or reduced size. Anything described as reduced can also be called decreased.
Example Sentences
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Gunners chief executive Richard Garlick informed staff this week that Arsenal's workforce would be reduced across a number of departments.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Your Social Security benefit at 64 would be reduced by 20% compared with your FRA.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Bass pushed for a bill in the state Legislature that would have reduced taxes on apartment buildings but ended up withdrawing it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
After the correction in gold prices in 2Q, margins were pressured by around 6 tons of inventory, but management has since reduced inventory targets to 15 days each for finished goods and raw materials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Even as the genie endeavored to free itself, Merriweather steadily reduced both their sizes, shrinking as quickly as she’d grown.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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