INLAYING Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

inlaying

verb

present participle of inlay

as in inserting

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inlaying

Verb

Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images In late July, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang posted on X for the first time to defend open-source models in artificial intelligence, inserting himself into a debate that was raging across the industry.

— Kif Leswing, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
Adding to the mix is the subtext of an Administration that revels in inserting itself into any business deal and the ongoing story of the efforts of a politically friendly billionaire trying to close the deal.

— Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of inserting

Verb

Investment can range from injecting more dollars into programs to upgrade homes with advanced energy technologies to more transmission and clean generation.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Just look at the case reports of people injecting themselves with melanotan and then having their moles subsequently get darker or even developing melanoma.

— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of injecting

Verb

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is a constant threat cutting in from the left, and if Dembélé features, he will be given the freedom to drift and find pockets of space centrally.

— Dean Jones, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Add shortening and continue cutting in until flour is pale yellow and resembles coarse cornmeal with butter bits no larger than small peas.

— Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

Definition of cutting in

Verb

The camera's image processor takes this data and creates a color image using a technique called demosaicing, which fills in missing color by interpolating information from the surrounding pixels.

— Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026
Cinematic history is filled with examples, some more successful than others, of filmmakers creating dramas based on traumatic real events and interpolating raw documentary material to impart a sense of authenticity.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026

Definition of interpolating

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

inlay

inlaying

inlays

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Inlaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inlaying. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of inlaying

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster on inlaying

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

lackadaisical

Popular in Grammar & Usage

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Do you 'say your piece' or 'say your peace'?

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Popular in Wordplay

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

Is “GIF” Pronounced “Jiff” or “Giff”?

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List

Games & Quizzes