ADDS Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

adds

verb

present tense third-person singular of add

as in introduces

to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase the band recently added a saxophonist and a keyboard player to its ranks add another cup of flour to the mixture

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as in calculates

to combine (numbers) into a single sum when she added all the phone charges herself, she discovered an error in her bill

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Recent Examples of adds Still, a supportive connection between the moon, Neptune and Pluto retrograde adds a deeper undercurrent to all the buzzing and socializing. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026 Two eggs deliver about 12 to 14 grams, halloumi adds another 10 to 12 grams and black beans bring roughly 8 grams plus fiber. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026 The battery system adds another layer to the vessels’ design. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026 But fasted training isn’t necessarily harmful to muscle gain, Maroldi adds. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Every five years of delay in reducing emissions adds at least a tenth of a degree to peak warming, said report co-author Joeri Rogelj, a climate scientist at Imperial College London. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, a tripod model adds just the right amount of mood lighting to a living room. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026 And for 2026, effectively a carryover year, Porsche adds another $5,300 to the base MSRP. — Bradley Iger, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for adds

Verb

Once Paul Baker and Issa break the news to the rest of the friend group, the show introduces the governing complication that runs through the rest of the season.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
Any impact — no matter how small — to Meta's core ad business just introduces another level of uncertainty in a stock already on the ropes.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of introduces

Verb

Essentially a form of computational fluid dynamics, the simulation divides the flow passages into a very large number of tiny regions and calculates things such as velocity, pressure, turbulence, and temperature throughout the component.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
The directors instructed Jantzen earlier this month to develop a plan to overhaul the assessment process after board members raised concerns about how the district calculates the charges.

— Haley Parsley August 28, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of calculates

Verb

This small-but-mighty alarm attaches easily to a keychain or can be kept in your pocket, and provides an opportunity to create a diversion by emitting a piercing siren and flashing strobe light.

— Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2026
To the firms credit, the filing attaches its own warning label, noting that the figure measures neither the ability to service liabilities nor book value per share.

— Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of attaches

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Hydropower capacity expands China has continued adding hydropower capacity as part of its broader clean-energy expansion.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
Based on the legend of the Chinese goddess Chang’e, this book reimagines and expands the myth to center her daughter, Xingyin, who flees her home and embarks on a bold adventure to save her mother while training in enemy territory.

— Chloe Gong, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of expands

Verb

Koeckeritz stated that the cathedral has around 100 off-street parking spots; the city itself counts about 135.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026
Copeland underscored that the key issue is not what counts as an ordinary expense for influencers, but whether the expenses were incurred primarily for business purposes.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of counts

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So runs a typical sentence in Schattenfroh, as the bristlingly Latinate precariously appends two subordinate clauses, and leaves not so much a pleasant ring in the ear as a strenuous grinding of gears.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Spivack recommends the use of authentication software such as Content Credentials, developed by the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity, which appends metadata about provenance to images and videos.

— Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 20 Oct. 2025

Definition of appends

Verb

Nature computes, and one result is the code through which matter becomes a living, adaptive, self-organizing form.

— Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
The transaction processing at your checkout is fully automated, operating within AI systems that handle millions of payments simultaneously, and computes a risk score based on dozens of features extracted from that single moment.

— Pragati Awasthi, The Conversation, 26 May 2026