ADD Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

add

verb

ˈad

Definition of add

as in to attach

to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase the band recently added a saxophonist and a keyboard player to its ranks add another cup of flour to the mixture

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as in to calculate

to combine (numbers) into a single sum when she added all the phone charges herself, she discovered an error in her bill

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Recent Examples of add In a large pot bring at least 8 quarts of water to a boil over high heat, add the grapefruit sections, and cook for 2 minutes. — Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026 Garrett Mitchell added an RBI single later in the inning to cut Milwaukee’s deficit to 4-2. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 Wear one in beige or white to add a bit of brightness to your look, or black for some edge. — Michel Mejía, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2026 Young added another interception in the third quarter, and the offensive line turned into turnstiles in the second half. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for add

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Verb

To be sure, Devin Kay of Douglas Elliman told Fox Business recognizable names tend to get attached to blockbuster deals when a buyer’s identity is hidden.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Instead, studios seem to be picking works that come with a hungry audience attached but can still exist independent of their roots.

— Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of attach

Verb

Scores from the law firm are calculated by analyzing the number of cyclist victims, change in victim rate and bicycle-friendly community recognition.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Official satellite data showed the rainforest lost 1,300 square miles from August 2025 through July, the period used to calculate the annual rate.

— Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of calculate

Verb

Even the afternoon’s custom table runners, made from archival fabric by FIT Menswear students, nodded to the designer’s signature ikat print, first introduced in 1983.

— Ariel Bielsky, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
The first in the ACOTAR series, the romantasy novel introduces us to Feyre Archeron, a human woman who agrees to go live in the fairie realm of Prythian in order to save her family.

— Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of introduce

Verb

Initially, county officials declined to open the list, citing the security threat of inserting a thumb drive of unknown origin into a government computer.

— Miles Parks, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
Bake chicken until deeply browned and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh registers 165°, 25–30 minutes.

— Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of insert

Verb

Because Tesla’s bylaws count abstentions as votes against, the measure failed, Bloomberg reported.

— Heather Occhino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
The facts, however, are altogether against any such conclusion, for quite recently no less than 50 artificial butter factories were counted in this city, and large quantities of artificial butter are sold to the customer as genuine butter.

— Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of count

Verb

Under a rerouting plan, original power lines were moved north, erected next to existing infrastructure, or affixed with visual warning systems or bird diverters.

— Sara Herschander, Vox, 22 Oct. 2026
The Miami Hurricanes know the number that is affixed to their name.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of affix

Verb

Simply put, to stay economically competitive, America needs computing power that matches or beats its adversaries’.

— Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Its defenses now include virtual machines that isolate computing environments from host systems.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

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