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 kingdom spanned several hundred years until it was annexed into British Ceylon in 1815. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Over 43,300 Ukrainian drones were intercepted over Russia and illegally annexed Crimea in June, July and August, according to Defense Ministry data compiled by The Associated Press, although some clearly hit their targets. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

By 2014, when Russia annexed Crimea, Europe was deeply dependent for its security on the United States, which was already tied up in the Middle East and increasingly focused on China’s rising military power. — Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026

The property was annexed into the City of Minneola, but will remain zoned as agricultural land. — James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

Local historian April Halberstadt believes the station was situated there to help serve East San Jose, which had been annexed in 1911, and the new subdivision of Naglee Park. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026

He’s repeatedly proposed that Canada be annexed as the 51st state. — Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 25 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