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

The Crimean peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014, has suffered particularly from heavy strikes, causing local authorities to suspend gasoline sales to civilians. — ABC News, 4 July 2026

All of this has shaken life in Crimea to the greatest extent since Russia illegally annexed the peninsula in 2014. — Marc Santora, New York Times, 4 July 2026

In 2023, the Ukrainian government sanctioned him for allegedly continuing to engage with Russia, paying taxes to Moscow and facilitating business transactions through his liquor business in Crimea, a Ukrainian peninsula which Russia annexed in 2014. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

Kyiv’s forces have especially targeted supplies to Crimea, triggering the worst fuel crisis on the Black Sea peninsula since it was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014 and delivering a blow to the Kremlin’s narrative that Moscow is winning the war. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

The North Main location is located in a majestic old north side landmark, a two-story red-orange brick building built in 1913 as a city police substation not long after Fort Worth annexed the former separate city of North Fort Worth. — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026

In Crimea, annexed from Ukraine in 2014, fuel sales were suspended as the peninsula was placed under a state of emergency. — Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 29 June 2026

Sabah, Malaysia, previously known as the State of North Borneo, was annexed by the United Kingdom and became a Crown colony. — USA Today, 29 June 2026

The house’s original purpose was to provide water for the Bay Shore subdivision of Miami but was no longer needed by 1925, when the city of Miami annexed the neighborhood. — Connie Ogle june 19, Miami Herald, 19 June 2026