Another word for “Reduced”

Stronger than "Reduced"

Not ranked. Each is right for one situation, and the situation is the column that matters.

A real bullet, fixed

The "with no change to" clause answers the question every senior reader has, which is what the saving cost you.

When “Reduced” is the right word

Constantly, whenever both figures exist. This is the verb most likely to survive scrutiny, because a reduction is checkable in a way a growth claim often is not.

Common questions

What can I say instead of "Reduced" on a résumé?

Cut, Eliminated, Halved, Saved. Pick the one that matches what you actually did, then follow it with a number. The "with no change to" clause answers the question every senior reader has, which is what the saving cost you.

Is "Reduced" bad on a résumé?

One of the strongest verbs available and routinely wasted on a single figure. Reductions need two numbers to mean anything, a from and a to, because a 30% cut from an unknown base could be trivial or transformative. The second failure is silence about cost: reducing one thing usually raises another, and a bullet that never mentions the trade reads as incomplete to anyone senior.

When is it fine to use "Reduced"?

Constantly, whenever both figures exist. This is the verb most likely to survive scrutiny, because a reduction is checkable in a way a growth claim often is not.