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Synonyms for affix

Most common

attach fasten fix connect

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Other

append, stick on slang UK

Noun

1. Annex — that which is affixed; an appendage

annex US, annexe UK, add-on, addition, supplement, adjunct, appendage, appendix dated

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To attach.

    to affix a stigma to a person

  2. n. 1

    That which is affixed; an appendage.

Forms

Plural
affixes → annexes, add-ons, additions, supplements…
Past participle
affixed
e.g. affixed → attached, fastened, fixt, connected…

Example sentences

  • add Do you know how to add new contacts to this phone?
  • attach You need to attach a white garter belt underneath.
  • tack I decided to take a different tack with my students.
  • fasten If you turn around, I'll fasten your dress for you.
  • append Arielle forgot to append the attachment to her email.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
affixfalling
addsteady
attachsteady
tackrising
fastensteady
appendsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
set1, add1, fix1, tag1
4 letters
join1, link1, bind1, knot1, tack1
5 letters
stick1, unite2, graft1, annex2, hitch1
6 letters
couple2, anchor2, attach2, clinch1, fasten2, suffix2, append2, annexe, adjoin2
7 letters
connect2, adjunct2, postfix, conjoin2
8 letters
addition3, appendix3
9 letters
appendage3, interlink3
10 letters
supplement3
11 letters
afformative

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unite2 = 2 syllables).