ADDS Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

adds

verb

present tense third-person singular of add

as in introduces

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 calculates

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 adds The wings are savory, fragrant, and mildly spicy, with a subtle numbing sensation from the peppercorns that adds depth without overpowering the dish. — Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 An update for Claude subscribers adds a new way to teach its AI chatbot how to complete some of your most tedious workflows. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 22 July 2026 Green tea extract adds a touch of fine tannin, and the wine is gently saturated with CO2 for a persistent fizz. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson july 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026 Drip irrigation that adds moisture slowly so it is absorbed properly at the root level is a good choice to keep hydrangeas healthy. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 15 July 2026 Distance begets latency; each kilometer of satellite separation adds more microseconds of latency, and those microseconds matter. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026 The opening adds another pin to what is already one of the world’s largest commercial gallery networks. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026 But the New Balance crew adds one more style of footwear to the mix, building in a removable liner that doubles as an indoor slipper. — New Atlas, 14 July 2026 The new lawsuit adds more fuel to the fire that could stall this merger even further. — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 14 July 2026

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The trailer introduces us to our hero, Bryan, played by Austin Abrams, who was the junkie in Weapons.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 July 2026
Saturday introduces Generation 816, a youth initiative that pairs a talent showcase with community resources, before concluding with an evening collaboration at Vine Street Brewing Co.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026

Definition of introduces

Verb

The Social Security Administration takes your highest-earning 35 years of work and calculates your average monthly earnings from those years, adjusted upward for subsequent growth in average wages.

— Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
The White House put $5 billion behind the idea after the report’s release, though the Wall Street Journal calculates the overall cost of the overhaul at $200 billion.

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Definition of calculates

Verb

Calling it the Things Can Only Get Better Tour really sums it up.

— Dave Gil De Rubio, Daily News, 14 July 2026
The rent adjustment maximum is based on a formula that sums a 5% base rate with the annual change in the California Consumer Price Index, up to a maximum total of 10%.

— Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of sums

Verb

As artificial intelligence expands across K-12 schools, Massachusetts announced a new $500,000 public-private investment in AI applied learning opportunities for hundreds of students, the Healey-Driscoll administration announced Tuesday.

— Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 22 July 2026
The Iranian military fired six missiles on Jordan today, according to the Jordan Armed Forces, as the regional conflict expands.

— Arpita Dasika, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

Definition of expands

Verb

What counts as a bucket-list hike These are multi-day treks known for jaw-dropping scenery, demanding terrain, and cultural weight that a day hike cannot match.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
The Williams Institute counts roughly five million American children being raised by LGBTQ+ parents.

— Christopher Racster, IndieWire, 23 July 2026

Definition of counts

Verb

So runs a typical sentence in Schattenfroh, as the bristlingly Latinate precariously appends two subordinate clauses, and leaves not so much a pleasant ring in the ear as a strenuous grinding of gears.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Spivack recommends the use of authentication software such as Content Credentials, developed by the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity, which appends metadata about provenance to images and videos.

— Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 20 Oct. 2025

Definition of appends

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Nature computes, and one result is the code through which matter becomes a living, adaptive, self-organizing form.

— Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
The transaction processing at your checkout is fully automated, operating within AI systems that handle millions of payments simultaneously, and computes a risk score based on dozens of features extracted from that single moment.

— Pragati Awasthi, The Conversation, 26 May 2026