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

Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Mideast war and annexed it in 1981. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

The roughly 200-acre swath that includes Timber Creek and surrounding farmland has been designated for future residential development since it was annexed into the city in 2016. — Rose Evans august 21, Idaho Statesman, 21 Aug. 2026

The curriculum—a first for the local public school system—was also a bid to control communal loyalties in Hawaii, which the United States had annexed in 1898. — H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 21 Aug. 2026

The Russian Defense Ministry said air defenses shot down 726 drones overnight over a number of Russian regions, annexed Crimea and the Black and Azov seas, in one of Ukraine’s biggest aerial attacks of the war. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Illinois first annexes Hammond, then allows Southern Illinois to be annexed by Indiana, and everybody will be happy. — Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

Campione said her campaign was focused on protecting rural lands from being annexed into cities for rural subdivisions and stopping activities that could ruin water quality or override property rights. — James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

But City of Boulder officials say until the park is annexed into the city, which is a consideration-- the city's options are limited. — Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

The land Faith Technologies hopes to build on was annexed into Olathe in August 2025 and rezoned in May for potential industrial use. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026