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 Cornyn’s reaction — after the two Republicans spent months attacking each other on the campaign trail — adds further uncertainty as Hunt seeks Republican support. — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026 HiveLink adds resilient networking L3Harris developed HiveLink to provide connectivity across contested operating environments. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026 At the same time, the guest cottage adds newer construction and contemporary functionality, including a chef’s kitchen and vaulted ceilings. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026 The New Risk Category Of AI AI adds another layer to annual reviews; the rise of AI adoption in the medical industry brings with it risk considerations. — Shawn L. Davenport, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026 His injury also adds significance to what Smith-Shawver accomplished Monday. — Jesús Cano, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 The deal adds scale and consumer health products, including products like Band-Aid and Motrin, to a tissue paper business. — Jeff Marks,zev Fima, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 Inspired by vintage communication devices, this mechanism adds another layer of personality to a modern everyday carry item. — New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026 Case adds new chapter to the Tates’ global legal saga, as the polarizing influencers recast their brash misogynistic personas as exaggerated characters while denying wrongdoing across multiple countries. — David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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Verb

Meanwhile, widespread deployment of backup power generation introduces long-term environmental concerns.

— , CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
Takaichi introduces tax cut and ambitious spending Takaichi, as part of her measures to combat rising prices, has pushed a two-year cut in the consumption tax to 1% from the current 8% and payouts to households.

— Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of introduces

Verb

The company prides itself on a 97 percent score on France’s Equal Opportunity Index, which calculates the gender pay gap, but Nicolas cautioned against complacency.

— WWD Staff, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
At issue in the suit is how the company calculates and collects profits for the franchise, and in turn how much the show’s creatives would be owed.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of calculates

Verb

But the Palace is acutely conscious of the significance Harry attaches to how his status is defined.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 14 Sep. 2026
About ⅓ of the way down the stem, locate an outward-facing leaf node or bump where a leaf attaches to the stem.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of attaches

Verb

Thousands of Ukrainian deaths over this period because of too few military provisions sums it all up.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
This communal spirit sums the vibe at Daisy Chain Fields, a one-day festival in Irvine, California, celebrating women in the arts.

— Brendan Hay, SPIN, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of sums

Verb

City Section Commissioner Vicky Lagos said the game counts as a forfeit because not enough players can practice because of the COVID outbreak.

— Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Riner won another bronze at the 2008 Games in Beijing — his first — and also counts five European titles in individual competition.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 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

Moreover, revisions to the way the Bureau of Economic Analysis computes the personal consumption expenditures price index are expected to take inflation readings issued earlier this year lower.

— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
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