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

Putin’s statements, in an interview with Kremlin journalist Pavel Zarubin broadcast late Thursday, doubled down on his claims to territory in Ukraine that Russia invaded and illegally annexed in 2022. — Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

The United States formally annexed eastern Samoa the following year. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026

It is currently held by Ukraine and is not part of the four Ukrainian oblasts Russia has illegally annexed. — Garrett Haake, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026

The Russian Defense Ministry said Friday its air defenses overnight intercepted 644 Ukrainian drones over multiple Russian regions, illegally annexed Crimea and the Black Sea. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Russian air defenses overnight downed 902 Ukrainian drones over multiple Russian regions, illegally annexed Crimea and the waters of the Azov Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday. — Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026

Lena Lyagushonkova presents the reader with a personal account of growing up in Luhansk, offering a better understanding of the Ukrainian industrial east, parts of which were annexed as early as 2014. — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026

The government later annexed the portion of the city formerly controlled by Jordan and declared the entirety of Jerusalem as its national capital, a move still unrecognized by most countries. — Ilan Ben Zion, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026

Israel regards Jerusalem as its capital, while Britain and much of the international community do not recognize Israeli sovereignty over east Jerusalem, which Israel captured from Jordan in the 1967 Six-Day War and subsequently annexed. — Dov Lieber, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026