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adding

NOUN
addition
Synonyms
STRONG
accretion computing counting reckoning summation
WEAK
accruing enlarging expanding increasing summing tabulating totaling toting
Antonyms
WEAK
decrease deduction lessening loss reduction shrinkage subtraction withdrawal
NOUN
addition
Synonyms
STRONGEST
extension inclusion
STRONG
accession annexation attachment augmentation enlargement
WEAK
adjoining affixing increasing
Antonyms
STRONG
decrease
WEAK
deduction lessening loss reduction shrinkage subtraction withdrawal
NOUN
calculation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arithmetic computation counting estimate estimation forecast judgment prediction
STRONG
figuring reckoning summation
WEAK
ciphering dividing multiplying subtracting totaling
NOUN
incorporation
Synonyms
STRONG
embodiment fusion
Antonyms
WEAK
disbanding dissolution division
NOUN
reckoning
Synonyms
STRONGEST
calculation estimation
STRONG
IOU addition arithmetic bill charge check ciphering cost count counting debt due estimate fee figuring grunt invoice score settlement statement summation tab working
WEAK
bad news
NOUN
totalization
Synonyms
WEAK
accretion accruing computing counting enlarging expanding increasing reckoning summation summing tabulating totaling toting

Example Sentences

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A billion here, a trillion there, pretty soon it’s going to start adding up to real money.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

But adding more walks probably wasn’t what it had in mind.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The former Republic of Ireland international is aiming to finish the campaign with a second Hungarian league title, adding to the league he won in Israel with Maccabi Tel Aviv.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

“The big question mark for me is what’s going to happen in Asia,” she says, adding that what would really set the stocks alight would be a recovery in Chinese travel numbers.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

But changing the note names or adding different-named notes, will change the name of the chord.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones