| abate(verb, decline, reduce, moderate, lower) |
| abbreviate(verb, cut, decline, reduce, restrain) |
| boil down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, reduce) |
| clip(cut, reduce, restrain, halt, diminish) |
| detract |
| foreshorten |
| lop(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, halt) |
| lower(verb, decline, reduce, restrain, moderate) |
| prune(reduce, restrain, curtail, shortness) |
| restrain(verb, reduce, limit, restrict, curtail) |
| scale down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce, lower) |
| take away(verb, phrasal verb, nonaddition subtraction) |
| bereave |
| confine(verb, economize) |
| conserve(verb, keep, maintain, manage, store) |
| crop |
| cut back expenses(expression, idiom, finance, economy, saving) |
| cut corners(verb, expression, keep, maintain, manage) |
| cut expenses(expression, idiom, finance, economy, saving) |
| cut off short(expression, idiom) |