reduction vs extenuation

extenuation vs reduction

reduction and extenuation both are nouns.

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

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

reduction: the act of decreasing or reducing something
extenuation: to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious

Other hyponyms of reduction include cut, mitigation, moderation, lowering, cutback, devaluation, devitalisation, devitalization, mitigation, palliation, alleviation, easement, easing, relief, de-escalation, minimisation, minimization, depletion, 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)	extenuation (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something	to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
the act of reducing complexity	a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
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 extenuation

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