Synonyms of attaching

attaching

verb

present participle of attach

1

as in affixing

to cause (something) to hold to another

you can attach the buttons to the puppet with fabric glue

Synonyms & Similar Words

• affixing
• tying
• gluing
• connecting
• clipping
• fastening
• strapping
• fixing
• linking
• bending
• adhering
• hanging
• sticking
• pinning
• clamping
• tacking
• harnessing
• screwing
• clasping
• tackling
• latching
• nailing
• stapling
• clinching
• lashing
• pasting
• cinching
• yoking
• clenching
• toggling
• riveting
• joining
• uniting
• shackling
• bolting
• plastering
• reattaching
• lacing
• hasping
• buttoning
• coapting
• refastening
• resecuring
• refixing
• battening
• belaying
• reaffixing
• doing up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• detaching
• dividing
• separating
• undoing
• splitting
• unfastening
• unhooking
• disconnecting
• severing
• dissociating
• parting
• divorcing
• uncoupling
• breaking up
• loosening
• sundering
• loosing
• unlinking
• disjoining
• disuniting
• untying
• dissevering
• disjointing
• unyoking
• unfixing
• unbinding
• unlashing

2

as in appointing

to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty

attached the colonel to the new regiment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appointing
• nominating
• assigning
• constituting
• naming
• designating
• placing
• commissioning
• detailing
• authorizing
• creating
• inducting
• delegating
• installing
• electing
• choosing
• selecting
• instituting
• ordaining
• consecrating
• inaugurating
• crowning
• making
• deputizing
• anointing
• instating
• investing
• drafting
• deputing
• enthroning
• voting (in)
• singling (out)
• throning
• handpicking
• destining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissing
• discharging
• firing
• expelling
• removing
• displacing
• ejecting
• overthrowing
• evicting
• deposing
• unseating
• dethroning
• throwing out
• ousting
• unmaking
• blackballing
• uncrowning

3

as in confiscating

to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority

attached the house for nonpayment of property taxes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confiscating
• sequestering
• expropriating
• seizing
• usurping
• appropriating
• preempting
• arrogating
• garnisheeing
• commandeering
• taking over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rendering
• releasing
• delivering
• yielding
• giving up
• surrendering
• turning over
• relinquishing
• forfeiting
• ceding
• handing over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of attaching

Custom fitting guards under roof shingles or attaching them securely to fascia boards (when applicable). — Nick Perry, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

The larger opportunity comes from attaching accommodations, flights, cars and experiences to the event. — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 10 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