Synonyms for addition
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Increase
increase, adjunct, supplement, appendix, enlargement, annex US, annexe UK, extension, accompaniment, gain, increment, augmentation, accumulation, wing, affix, accretion, access dated, additament dated
2. Adding — the act of adding anything
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of adding anything.
The addition of five more items to the agenda will make the meeting unbearably long.
- n. 2
Anything that is added.
- n. 3
The arithmetic operation of adding.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- additions → increases, adjuncts, supplements, appendixes…
Choose the right word
An addition might be matter interwoven in the body of the work, an index, plates, editorial notes, etc., which might be valuable additions, but not within the meaning of appendix or supplement.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- increase It cannot be denied that crime is on the increase.
- supplement You had better supplement your diet with vitamins.
- affix Do not forget to affix the stamp to the envelope.
- adding I'm into it, but could we try adding some bondage?
- inclusion We use the symbol “⊂” to denote proper inclusion.
- extra I'm trying to find a green sweater in extra large.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| addition | falling | |
| increase | falling | |
| supplement | falling | |
| affix | falling | |
| adding | steady | |
| inclusion | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- gain1, wing1
- 5 letters
- extra2, rider2, annex2, affix2
- 6 letters
- access2, adding2, annexe
- 7 letters
- adjunct2
- 8 letters
- increase2, appendix3, infusion3, addendum3, improver
- 9 letters
- extension3, inclusion3, accessory4, accession3, increment3, summation3, accretion3, appendage3
- 10 letters
- supplement3, attachment3, annexation4, additament
- 11 letters
- enlargement3
- 12 letters
- accumulation5, augmentation4
- 13 letters
- accompaniment4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (extra2 = 2 syllables).