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 For easy carrying, the tool features a lanyard hole and a clip for attaching it to a pocket or backpack. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026 How floating solar panels work Instead of attaching panels to racks planted in the ground, engineers mount them on floating platforms. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Unlike the Xteink devices, the Picco will not have magnets on the back for attaching to a phone. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 6 Sep. 2026 The change included chopping up Wasserman Schultz’s previous, all-Broward district into five pieces and attaching the pieces to other districts, four of which were mostly outside Broward and three of which leaned Republican. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026 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 Gilbert figured out the tricks of attaching thousands of balloons to a house without damaging the house. — Kansas City Star, 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

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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

Definition of affixing

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Another important step is appointing internal champions who can guide adoption across teams.

— Tal Dagan, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
In English football’s relatively short history of appointing sporting directors, or directors of football, very few have generated such scrutiny or discussion as Hughes did at Liverpool.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of appointing

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Two decades later, the IDF would storm Palestinian community centers, confiscating flags and shutting down celebrations.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Lebanese soldiers deployed there are tasked with preventing armed non-state actors, like Hezbollah, from coming in; confiscating any weapons and remnants of war; and restoring state authority.

— Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of confiscating

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Kelce is two shy of tying Rice and three touchdown receptions away from sole possession of the record.

— Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Salvador Perez hit a bases-clearing double to draw the Royals to within 5-4, but the tying run was stranded at third.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of tying

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Voters also will be nominating candidates for the entire state Legislature, where Republicans hold a roughly 40-vote majority in the 400-member House and outnumber Democrats in the Senate 16-8.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
And in the event that Chris Hansen is indeed the role that finally lands the actor a nomination, in a very literal sense, the Academy will also be nominating him for The Odyssey.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of nominating

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Regulations under this law require us to complete the investigation prior to assigning any discipline in the manner.

— Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Getting an accurate count of immigrants of various statuses is useful when assigning resources for public health emergencies or natural or human-made disasters.

— Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of assigning

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First-act setups extend through the majority of the 108-minute runtime, constituting a plotless meander without the aesthetic allure to justify such a languid journey.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
The states argue that Meta withheld relevant information from users and parents, who might have benefited from knowing the ineffectiveness of the feature and others like it, constituting a violation of consumer protection laws.

— John Ruwitch, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of constituting

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For donors who want to leave a legacy and save on taxes, naming a charity to receive their retirement account upon their death is one of the simplest ways to do so.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Kyrie Irving is criticizing ESPN‘s lack of bravery for not naming Hind Rajab, a young Palestinian war victim, in a social media post about Irving’s public offer to pay an NFL player’s fine for paying tribute to Rajab during a football game.

— Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 17 Sep. 2026