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 Okada adds that the only thing that matters is keeping the championship in the family. — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026 His shoot-first mindset adds a useful dimension to Tottenham’s attack, particularly when lining up alongside Dominic Solanke, a natural facilitator, and Kudus, who was Tottenham’s primary creative outlet in the frontline before his injury. — Elias Burke, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 The new indictment adds another special circumstance allegation that Reiner committed the murders by means of lying in wait, meaning prosecutors believe the killings were premeditated. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026 And the web of contractors, local inspectors, developers, laborers, chipmakers and site managers adds cost, complexity, risk – and delays. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 This concoction has a mix of the classic cherry note, but adds a twist with rose, almond, and amaretto for a slightly boozy, deeper finish than your typical fruit scent. — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2026 Yoon adds texture to this eccentric dog narrator’s nose to the ground viewpoint that’s domestic and vigilant yet vestigially wild. — Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026 About 35% of the audience for Love Island USA Season 8 was new to the series, NBC adds. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026 Because radiation shielding adds significant weight to one spot, engineers must adjust the ship’s overall balance and ballast systems. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

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Verb

This could not be more apparent in the cold open, which suddenly introduces a new Buckley classmate named Really Rhonda, played by the aggressively Gen-Z actress Ivy Wolk.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
Abdelkader told Fortune lawmakers should make cybersecurity a primary consideration akin to airbags, noting that every connected vehicle introduces some degree of cyber risk.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of introduces

Verb

Gullion calculates such gluttonous habits to be similar to a 150-pound person eating 27 pounds of chow at one sitting.

— Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
There is no methodology which precisely calculates this number, but good trial attorneys can usually get within the ballpark based on their past experiences with similar cases.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of calculates

Verb

The versatile design features a flexible neck and three-speed settings for customizable airflow, plus hands-free operation with suction cup base mounting that attaches to any smooth surface.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Because the dye naturally attaches to the fabric, manufacturers can perform the process at room temperature rather than heating large volumes of water and chemicals.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of attaches

Verb

These events occur when extremely hot underground water suddenly turns into steam, expands, and blasts apart the surrounding rock.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Unlike the nighttime aurora oval, which expands dramatically during geomagnetic storms, the dayside auroral oval changes much less, making displays harder to see even during active space weather.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of expands

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Importantly, while only half of equity funding now counts towards a club’s SCMP figures, there is no limit on how much owners can put in.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Tencent Video counts itself among China’s leading streaming platforms, carrying a broad slate of content that spans drama series, animation, film, variety programming, sports and documentaries, alongside an expanding international footprint.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Aug. 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

Verb

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