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attaches

VERB

join, fasten

Synonyms

STRONGEST

add adhere affix connect fix hook up link secure stick tie

STRONG

annex append bind couple prefix rivet unite

WEAK

hitch on hitch up hook on latch onto make fast slap on tag on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

detach disconnect forget let go loose loosen lose remove separate unfasten unfix untie

STRONG

disjoin divide

WEAK

disunite divorce sever take away

VERB

socially join

Synonyms

STRONG

accompany affiliate associate combine enlist

WEAK

become associated with join forces with latch onto sign on with sign up with unite with

Antonyms

STRONG

avoid disconnect disjoin divide part separate

WEAK

detach disunite divorce remove sever take away unfasten

VERB

attribute, ascribe

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allocate assign connect put send

STRONG

allot appoint associate consign designate detail earmark impute lay name place second

WEAK

invest with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

keep

STRONG

neglect retain withhold

WEAK

detach disconnect disjoin disunite divorce remove separate sever take away unfasten

Example Sentences

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“It is not coincidental that Poland, which shares a border with Russia and attaches high value to its membership in NATO, has been one of the largest gold buyers,” Eichengreen says.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

He then attaches a pair of gloves to a fan, and the hands, now autonomous, proceed to “play” the improvised teapot instrument.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

In August 2017, £660.80 was spent on a Jura glass coffee cup warmer, six Jura espresso cups and a stainless steel milk pipe, which attaches to a coffee machine.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

"The Chinese government attaches great importance to this trend," the embassy said in a statement, pledging closer cooperation with Sri Lankan law enforcement agencies.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Wierzbicki reams a bearing and Stephanides grinds a bearing and O’Malley attaches a bearing to a camshaft.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides