Synonyms of annexed

annexed

verb

past tense of annex

as in added

to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase

plans to annex the supply room so as to make the classroom bigger

Synonyms & Similar Words

• added
• appended
• attached
• adjoined
• introduced
• expanded
• subjoined
• tacked (on)
• affixed
• inserted
• enlarged
• augmented
• tied
• increased
• grafted
• injected
• extended
• supplied
• supplemented
• infused
• fastened
• compounded
• multiplied
• lengthened
• escalated
• reinforced
• enforced
• enhanced
• tagged
• intensified
• amplified
• elongated
• complemented
• prolonged
• fixed
• swelled (up)
• hitched
• magnified
• protracted
• heightened
• interfused
• strengthened
• aggrandized
• boosted
• raised
• maximized
• beefed (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• removed
• separated
• deducted
• subtracted
• detached
• abated
• reduced
• disconnected
• cut
• excised
• severed
• took off
• decreased
• diminished
• contracted
• knocked off
• amputated
• lowered
• lessened
• bated
• shortened
• disjoined
• curtailed
• abbreviated
• abridged
• unfastened
• condensed
• compressed
• lopped (off)
• cut back
• constricted
• retrenched

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of annexed

Meanwhile, in Avimor, which was annexed into Eagle in 2023, a smaller wastewater treatment facility has been reclaiming water for irrigation and replenishing its aquifer for 17 years, according to its website. — Noah Daly august 2, Idaho Statesman, 2 Aug. 2026

According to Russia’s defense ministry, Russian forces overnight struck down 133 Ukrainian drones over Russia, the Black Sea and Crimea, the peninsula that Moscow forcibly annexed from Ukraine in 2014. — ABC News, 26 July 2026

Both the Mexican government and public are highly sensitive to interference from a neighbor that annexed more than half their territory in the 1800s. — Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Kyiv’s drones first hit the sites over the weekend, and then struck five more Wildberries warehouses during the week, including one in Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014. — Dasha Litvinova, Fortune, 24 July 2026

The Russian Olympic Committee had been admitting local sports organizations in territories of Ukraine that Russia annexed in 2022 – Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia – under the Russian constitution. — Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2026

The theater in Lakemoor (the property the theater is situated on was annexed from McHenry in 2020) is celebrating 75 years since first opening at 1510 Chapel Hill Road. — Rick West, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

Ukraine is ratcheting up the tempo of drone strikes pummeling Crimea, the peninsula annexed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2014. — Brady Africk, Washington Post, 20 July 2026

The campaign is part of a broader Ukrainian effort to isolate the Crimean peninsula, which is enduring its worst fuel crisis since it was illegally annexed by Moscow in 2014, and disrupt Russian logistics. — Emma Carmichael, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026