reduction vs depletion

depletion vs reduction

reduction and depletion both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reduction	Yes	No	No	No
depletion	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, depletion is a hyponym of reduction; that is, depletion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reduction:

reduction: the act of decreasing or reducing something
depletion: the act of decreasing something markedly

Other hyponyms of reduction include cut, mitigation, moderation, lowering, cutback, devaluation, devitalisation, devitalization, extenuation, mitigation, palliation, alleviation, easement, easing, relief, de-escalation, minimisation, minimization, shortening, shrinking, deduction, subtraction, deflation, deduction, discount, price reduction, rollback, weakening, depreciation, contraction, reverse split, reverse stock split, split down, amortisation, amortization, declassification, shelter, tax shelter, tax credit.

reduction (noun)	depletion (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something	the act of decreasing something markedly
the act of reducing complexity	the state of being depleted
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

Difference between reduction and depletion

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