ATTACHING Synonyms: 152 Similar and Opposite Words

attaching

verb

present participle of attach

as in affixing

to cause (something) to hold to another you can attach the buttons to the puppet with fabric glue

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as in appointing

to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty attached the colonel to the new regiment

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as in confiscating

to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority attached the house for nonpayment of property taxes

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Recent Examples of attaching After removing the protective packaging materials, installing the build platform and resin vat, and attaching the resin feed system, the printer is essentially ready to go. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026 Two components illustrate the difference between building a system and attaching a model to a workflow. — Bratin Saha, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Colostrum also contains prebiotics and immune-supporting compounds, which help feed beneficial gut bacteria, prevent harmful germs from attaching to the gut wall, and support a more balanced immune response. — Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 17 Aug. 2026 Custom fitting guards under roof shingles or attaching them securely to fascia boards (when applicable). — Nick Perry, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 Lawmakers can push the United States toward a drawdown by limiting the amount of funding the Pentagon receives to replenish munitions and refurbish bases, and by attaching conditions to those funds. — Michael Fuchs, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026 The authors collected data from 42 sleeping sperm whales off the coast of northern Norway by attaching small tags via suction cups to their bodies. — ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026 The lawsuit says the HFPA members were promised lifetime Golden Globes tickets and voting privileges, along with other perks, which Penske reneged on by attaching unworkable conditions. — Andrew Dalton, Fortune, 29 July 2026 Many people opt to go a step beyond personal alarms by attaching pepper spray to their keychain. — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026

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Benya and other pyrotechnicians were wiring up hundreds of racks of comets—which resembled opaque, oversized test tubes—affixing them to plywood slabs and placing them on the duvetyn.

— Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
The math world just got a new genius—a prodigy who announced himself by affixing his name to his signature feat of numerical prowess.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 13 July 2026

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The president, himself a billionaire, has described his inclination toward appointing the ultrawealthy as deference to financial success.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Compare this to the start of last season, when the only managerial changes were Thomas Frank moving from Brentford to Tottenham Hotspur and his former side replacing him from within, appointing Keith Andrews.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

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And confiscating them would be legally and diplomatically more complicated than simply freezing them.

— Magdalena Del Valle, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Vendors said enforcement sweeps that began earlier this year have threatened their livelihoods, with authorities confiscating vending equipment and, in some cases, destroying it.

— Da Lin, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

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The catcher clocked a two-run single in the first inning, then hit a game-tying homer in the third — his first with his new team — in a 9-4 Red Sox win over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Trump diverged from his predecessors, however, in pushing it forward without tying steps toward Arab-Israeli normalization to progress on the Palestinian issue.

— MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

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Key recommendations include honest employee briefings, setting internal AI usage guidelines, documenting AI use, and assigning C-suite ownership for AI's IP implications to protect ROI in this evolving landscape.

— Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The Kowalczyk decision reset the status quo for money bail, ruling that judges must consider other non-monetary alternatives before assigning bail.

— Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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That means naming pregnant women explicitly in heatwave guidance, revisiting the heat thresholds that trigger official alerts, and assessing whether maternity units themselves can cope as temperatures rise.

— Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Most years, Freeman is eager to get into what the Irish did well, picking out a few standout performances and naming a winner between the offense and defense.

— Pete Sampson, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026