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CONTRIBUTION Antonyms

There are 7 antonyms of the word contribution. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For CONTRIBUTION

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deduction
nounn
noun

• a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket

• an amount or percentage deducted

• something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)

• reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)

• the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)

• the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise

disadvantage
nounn
noun

• the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position

verb

• put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm

loss
nounn
noun

• something that is lost

• gradual decline in amount or activity

• the act of losing someone or something

• the disadvantage that results from losing something

• the experience of losing a loved one

• the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue

• military personnel lost by death or capture

• euphemistic expressions for death

omission
nounn
noun

• a mistake resulting from neglect

• something that has been omitted

• any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases

• neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something

reduction
nounn
noun

• the act of decreasing or reducing something

• any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent

• the act of reducing complexity

subtraction
nounn
noun

• an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated

• the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)

withdrawal
nounn
noun

• a retraction of a previously held position

• the act of taking out money or other capital

• the act of withdrawing

• avoiding emotional involvement

• the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.

• the act of ceasing to participate in an activity

• a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation

• formal separation from an alliance or federation

• the termination of drug taking

Alternatives for DEDUCTION

Alternatives for DISADVANTAGE

Alternatives for LOSS

Alternatives for OMISSION

Alternatives for REDUCTION

Alternatives for SUBTRACTION

Alternatives for WITHDRAWAL

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