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add

[ad] / æd /
VERB
simple arithmetical process of increase; accumulation
Synonyms
STRONG
calculate cast compute count enumerate figure reckon sum summate tally tot total tote
WEAK
count up do addition reckon up tot up
Antonyms
STRONG
estimate guess subtract
WEAK
decrease deduct diminish lessen reduce remove withdraw
VERB
adjoin, increase; make further comment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boost continue include reply
STRONG
affix annex ante append augment hike pad parlay piggyback snowball spike supplement sweeten tag
WEAK
beef up build up charge up cue in figure in flesh out heat up hike up hitch on hook on hook up with jack up jazz up join together plug into pour it on run up say further slap on soup up speed up step up tack on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
halt
STRONG
decrease detach subtract
WEAK
deduct diminish lessen reduce remove withdraw

Example Sentences

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Already, the costs are starting to add up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

When BBC Verify went back to Centcom with the experts' analysis, it said it had "nothing to add" to its original statement.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

I don’t want to add to your disappointment, but a multi-unit home for $1 million in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village neighborhood is a pretty good deal, according to Joel Berner, a senior economist at Realtor.com.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

At the very least, the uncertainty will add to the volatility of the incoming labor data.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

So I suck in a deep breath and add as loud as I can bark it, “GET OUT!”

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.