Synonyms of annexing

annexing

verb

present participle of annex

as in adding

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

• adding
• adjoining
• expanding
• appending
• introducing
• attaching
• tacking (on)
• inserting
• affixing
• increasing
• augmenting
• enlarging
• subjoining
• injecting
• tying
• infusing
• extending
• multiplying
• enhancing
• supplying
• reinforcing
• escalating
• enforcing
• grafting
• tagging
• amplifying
• prolonging
• lengthening
• supplementing
• intensifying
• complementing
• elongating
• boosting
• hitching
• fixing
• fastening
• swelling (up)
• compounding
• aggrandizing
• heightening
• protracting
• maximizing
• strengthening
• raising
• magnifying
• interfusing
• beefing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• removing
• subtracting
• deducting
• separating
• detaching
• reducing
• disconnecting
• taking off
• cutting
• abating
• decreasing
• severing
• excising
• diminishing
• knocking off
• lowering
• contracting
• lessening
• bating
• curtailing
• amputating
• shortening
• compressing
• unfastening
• disjoining
• abridging
• condensing
• lopping (off)
• cutting back
• constricting
• abbreviating
• retrenching

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of annexing

Thurston and others formed a group, named the Committee of Safety, and plotted to overthrow Liliuokalani and install their own administration, one that would be open to the United States annexing the islands. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026

President Fillmore also 2aggressively held to the Monroe Doctrine, and prevented European powers from annexing Hawaii. — New York Times, 11 June 2026

Canadians aren’t alone in these feelings; other would-be foreign visitors have balked at the talk over the US annexing Greenland, questioning the NATO alliance, and the handling of tariffs or wars. — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 25 May 2026

Weatherford said no — for now In early 2025, Weatherford officials met with Black Mountain about annexing the land. — Emily Holshouser. Produced With Ai Assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2026

Some of the land that is not needed for the project may be sold to the Will County Forest Preserve District, and there are talks about annexing into Homer Glen, North said. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026

Trump has previously floated annexing other territories, including Canada and Greenland. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 11 May 2026

Israel’s far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich, one of several key cabinet ministers with close ties in the settler community, has been explicit about his goal of annexing the West Bank and supporting settler expansion. — Molly Hunter, NBC news, 2 May 2026

Meridian City Council approved annexing 70 acres of farmland for a major residential and commercial development despite vague plans, with members swayed by concerns that a Star-area sewer district could otherwise serve the territory. — Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2026