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 However, the process was slightly less frustrating than attaching a typical gaming chair's back to its seat, since those can be even trickier to line up. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026 Consumers increasingly distinguish between brands with genuine sporting credibility and those opportunistically attaching themselves to major events. — Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 It has been done by attaching miniature electronic backpacks and running electrodes to the bugs’ antennae, and by having handlers wirelessly nudge them left or right. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026 In the past, the NRC has attempted to address this by attaching a financial value to each unit of exposure based on estimates of the value of healthy life developed elsewhere. — ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026 Nieusma notes that rain barrels can have low water pressure at the hose and recommends attaching a transfer pump between the rain barrel and the garden hose. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 3 July 2026 By attaching protein tags to a cell membrane, the synthetic biologist Reinhard Lipowsky at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces attracted other proteins to crowd around and physically bend the membrane, forcing the cell to divide. — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 1 July 2026 In general, the process works by first anesthetizing the insect and then attaching electrodes to its brain and sensory organs. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 1 July 2026 Studies on the psychology of saving have found attaching tangible milestones to financial planning, such as a goal to buy a home, tend to instill better savings habits in young people. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 30 June 2026

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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
That sounds simple, but the complexity of counting calories went mainstream recently, when a lawsuit accused the maker of David protein bars of affixing labels that misrepresent how many calories and how much fat the products contain.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026

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In some videos, survivors accused soldiers of looting apartments and confiscating donated supplies—claims that remain difficult to independently verify but have fueled widespread outrage.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
Amid anecdotal reports that airport security services have been confiscating bottles of ranch dressing that sports tourists have tried to smuggle out of the country, Kraft Heinz came up with a TSA-friendly size of ranch dressing.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 25 June 2026

Definition of confiscating

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As an astute student of soul, Jasmine Rose Wilson has identified a common thread tying together all the different permutations of the music.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 14 July 2026
The French Open, Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland, all of them are opportunities to win the Race to Dubai — and deny McIlroy a record-tying eighth title.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026

Definition of tying

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He’s gravitated toward Democrats with a record of performing well statewide, and party leaders fear nominating someone too far outside the mainstream in Maine, one of the top Senate battlegrounds of the 2026 cycle.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 7 July 2026
While these victories may not matter in deep-blue districts, Liasson says some Democrats are worried that swing states and districts could be nominating candidates who are too far left to win.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 July 2026

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Customers who prefer a hands-on budgeting system that requires assigning every dollar a purpose may be happier with YNAB, while those looking for more customizable budgeting, household planning and financial goal tracking may prefer Monarch Money.

— Catherine Collins, USA Today, 10 July 2026
The team announced the signing of RHP Durbin Feltman to a minor league contract, assigning him to Triple-A Memphis.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of assigning

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In some world models, the element of time is integral, constituting a fourth dimension.

— Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 20 May 2026
However, despite constituting only about 2 percent of body mass, the human brain is proportionally heavier than that of most other mammals.

— Manjishtha Bhattacharyya, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026

Definition of constituting

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Joe Prince-Wright, Nick Mendola and Andy Edwards preview Norway taking on England, naming the keys to the game and the scenarios that could unfold.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026
After Graham Platner officially withdrew from the Maine Senate race this week, Democrats are now in the process of naming his replacement.

— The Editors, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026