Synonyms of adding

adding

verb

present participle of add

1

as in attaching

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attaching
• introducing
• inserting
• annexing
• affixing
• expanding
• appending
• augmenting
• increasing
• adjoining
• injecting
• enhancing
• reinforcing
• multiplying
• tacking (on)
• extending
• tying
• supplying
• infusing
• subjoining
• fixing
• supplementing
• enlarging
• tieing
• tagging
• complementing
• lengthening
• escalating
• amplifying
• prolonging
• intensifying
• grafting
• raising
• enforcing
• compounding
• elongating
• boosting
• heightening
• strengthening
• fastening
• hitching
• maximizing
• swelling (up)
• magnifying
• interfusing
• protracting
• aggrandizing
• reenforcing
• beefing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• removing
• subtracting
• deducting
• separating
• taking off
• reducing
• disconnecting
• detaching
• cutting
• abating
• decreasing
• knocking off
• diminishing
• lowering
• severing
• excising
• lessening
• contracting
• bating
• shortening
• curtailing
• unfastening
• abridging
• compressing
• disjoining
• amputating
• condensing
• lopping (off)
• cutting back
• constricting
• abbreviating
• retrenching

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• removing
• subtracting
• deducting
• separating
• taking off
• reducing
• disconnecting
• detaching
• cutting
• abating
• decreasing
• knocking off
• diminishing
• lowering
• severing
• excising
• lessening
• contracting
• bating
• shortening
• curtailing
• unfastening
• abridging
• compressing
• disjoining
• amputating
• condensing
• lopping (off)
• cutting back
• constricting
• abbreviating
• retrenching

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2

as in subtracting

to combine (numbers) into a single sum

when she added all the phone charges herself, she discovered an error in her bill

Synonyms & Similar Words

• subtracting
• summing
• totalling
• calculating
• dividing
• counting
• totaling
• casting (up)
• computing
• totalizing
• summating
• multiplying
• putting together
• toting (up)
• tabulating
• footing (up)
• totting (up)
• figuring
• telling
• numbering
• tallying
• working out
• enumerating
• ciphering
• tabling
• reckoning
• recomputing
• refiguring