Synonyms for add
Definitions
- v. 1
To combine elements of (something) into one quantity.
to add a column of numbers
- v. 2
To append (e.g. a statement); to say further information.
- v. 3
To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate.
- v. 4
To sum up; to put together mentally; to add up.
Forms
- Past participle
- added
e.g. added → summed, totaled, tallied, totted…
Choose the right word
To add is to increase by adjoining or uniting: in distinction from multiply, which is to increase by repeating.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- attach You need to attach a white garter belt underneath.
- affix Do not forget to affix the stamp to the envelope.
- contribute How will this contribute to Algeria's development?
- include I will include the author's and publisher's names.
- increase It cannot be denied that crime is on the increase.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| add | steady | |
| attach | steady | |
| affix | falling | |
| contribute | steady | |
| include | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- tag1, sum1, tot1
- 4 letters
- give1, join1, note1, cast1, lend1, tack1
- 5 letters
- bring1, total2, unite2, tally2, annex2, enrol, affix2
- 6 letters
- supply2, attach2, enroll2, impart2, bestow2, append2, annexe, adjoin2
- 7 letters
- include2, mention2, augment2, enlarge2, summate, subjoin
- 8 letters
- increase2, coalesce3, superadd
- 9 letters
- intensify4
- 10 letters
- contribute3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (total2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- additionner
- Italiano
- addizionare
- Español
- adicionar
- Català
- addicionar