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 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 As part of a strategic overhaul, Oppo is expected to narrow OnePlus’s focus to just budget-friendly devices in China and India, while expanding its own footprint in Europe, the report adds. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 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 Leonardo DiCaprio adds heart as Dom Cobb, a troubled leader of a dream team on a mission to enter and tinker around with the dreams of a man (Cillian Murphy) who’s heir to a wealthy and dying energy magnate. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 14 July 2026 The current county budget adds little clarity to the Ludlam Trail picture. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026

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Yet the transition also introduces new challenges involving data quality, cybersecurity, algorithmic accountability, and adaptive criminal behavior.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026
The new festival also introduces the Proper Beach Club, a beachfront hospitality experience designed in partnership with Proper Hotels, featuring a premiere lounge designed by Kelly Wearstler Studio.

— Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026

Definition of introduces

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This is the first time Xi has attended the flagship event since its launch in 2018, a clear signal of the importance Beijing attaches to AI and the mounting competition with the US to lead its future.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
The Everblog FridgeCal is a large-format tablet that attaches to the refrigerator door via powerful magnet, designed to keep everything in one place – appointments, birthdays, grocery lists, meal plans, chore timetables and even family photos.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 July 2026

Definition of attaches

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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

Drivers who stop or park in Sacramento bike lanes could now face a steeper fine as the city expands its use of artificial intelligence to enforce parking rules.

— Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Production expands beyond laboratory scale The researchers have also made progress in manufacturing the material in larger quantities, an important step toward commercial deployment.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026

Definition of expands

Verb

Losing High Plains is a significant blow to Colorado’s comedy scene, which still counts top-notch clubs such as Comedy Works, a location of The Improv chain, and independent improv and stand-up havens such as Rise Comedy.

— John Wenzel, Denver Post, 16 July 2026
The Polystyrene Recycling Alliance, a body created last year that counts 17 companies as members, has been working to forestall bans and ensure the material is treated as recyclable under new state packaging laws.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 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

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