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tacked (on)

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past tense of tack (on)

Synonyms & Antonyms of tacked (on)

to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase

the ticket agency tacked on a hefty surcharge to what was already a hefty price for the theater tickets

Synonyms for tacked (on)

added,
adjoined,
annexed,
appended,
subjoined

Words Related to tacked (on)

affixed,
attached,
fastened,
fixed,
grafted,
hitched,
tagged,
tied

infused,
injected,
inserted,
interfused,
introduced

aggrandized,
amplified,
augmented,
beefed (up),
boosted,
compounded,
enlarged,
escalated,
expanded,
extended,
increased,
multiplied,
raised,
swelled (up)

elongated,
lengthened,
prolonged,
protracted

enhanced,
heightened,
intensified,
magnified

complemented,
supplemented,
supplied

enforced,
reinforced
(also reenforced),
strengthened

maximized

Near Antonyms for tacked (on)

detached,
disconnected,
disjoined,
separated,
unfastened

amputated,
cut,
excised,
lopped (off),
severed

contracted,
decreased,
diminished,
lessened,
lowered,
reduced

abbreviated,
abridged,
curtailed,
shortened

compressed,
condensed,
constricted,
cut back,
retrenched

Antonyms for tacked (on)

abated,
bated,
deducted,
knocked off,
removed,
subtracted,
took off

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Thesaurus Entries Near tacked (on)

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tacked (up)

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“Tacked (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tacked%20%28on%29. Accessed 27 May. 2022.

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