reduced

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UK/ɹɪˈdjuːst/UK/ɹɪˈd͡ʒuːst/Canada, US/ɹɪˈdust/Canada, US/ɹɪˈdjust/

adjective

Made smaller or less; having undergone reduction.

“the reduced goods at the sale”

Very commonScrabble 11

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of reduce
adjectivereduced (comparative more reduced, superlative most reduced)

comparative more reduced · superlative most reduced

  1. Made smaller or less; having undergone reduction.

    the reduced prices in a summer sale

  2. Discounted in price.

    the reduced goods at the sale

  3. cookingOf a sauce etc.: made more concentrated.

    The chicken was served in a reduced red wine sauce.

  4. grammarOf a relative clause: not marked by an explicit relative pronoun or relativizer such as who, which, or that.
  5. human sciencesOf a vowel: relatively more centralised (as schwa or closer to it). See reduced vowel.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivemade less in size or amount or degree

adjectivewell below normal (especially in price)

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian намален, намален
  • намален (namalen)made smaller, less
  • намален (namalen)lowered in price
  • сгъстен (sgăsten)of a sauce, made more concentrated
Dutch gereduceerd, verkleind
  • gereduceerdmade smaller, less
  • verkleindmade smaller, less
  • verminderdmade smaller, less
  • teruggebrachtmade smaller, less
  • afgeprijsdlowered in price
  • gesoldeerdlowered in price
  • gebradeerdlowered in price
  • in aanbieding (de)lowered in price
French réduit
  • réduitmade smaller, less
German verkleinert, reduziert
  • verkleinertmade smaller, less
  • reduziertlowered in price
Italian ridotto
  • ridottomade smaller, less
Portuguese reduzido
  • reduzidomade smaller, less
Romanian redus, micșorat
  • redusmade smaller, less
  • micșoratmade smaller, less
Spanish reducido
  • reducidomade smaller, less
Turkish küçültülmüş, ucuzlatılmış
  • küçültülmüşmade smaller, less
  • ucuzlatılmışlowered in price

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APA

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MLA

“reduced.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reduced. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reduced,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reduced.

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