Synonyms of annexing

annexing

verb

present participle of annex

as in adding

to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase

plans to annex the supply room so as to make the classroom bigger

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adding
• adjoining
• expanding
• appending
• introducing
• attaching
• tacking (on)
• inserting
• affixing
• increasing
• augmenting
• enlarging
• subjoining
• injecting
• tying
• infusing
• extending
• multiplying
• enhancing
• supplying
• tieing
• reinforcing
• escalating
• enforcing
• grafting
• tagging
• amplifying
• prolonging
• lengthening
• supplementing
• intensifying
• complementing
• elongating
• boosting
• hitching
• fixing
• fastening
• swelling (up)
• compounding
• aggrandizing
• heightening
• protracting
• maximizing
• strengthening
• raising
• magnifying
• reenforcing
• interfusing
• beefing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• removing
• subtracting
• deducting
• separating
• detaching
• reducing
• disconnecting
• taking off
• cutting
• abating
• decreasing
• severing
• excising
• diminishing
• knocking off
• lowering
• contracting
• lessening
• bating
• curtailing
• amputating
• shortening
• compressing
• unfastening
• disjoining
• abridging
• condensing
• lopping (off)
• cutting back
• constricting
• abbreviating
• retrenching

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of annexing

In 1976, the couple proposed annexing the land to Wheaton and seeking approval for up to 280 units. —Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2024

For decades, the Israeli state has openly pursued the goal of forcing Palestinians from their land, and annexing that land as Israel, through the oppression, dispossession, and mass killing of Palestinians. —Stefanie Fox, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024

In the wake of that war, Israel also showed a proclivity for expansionism, annexing East Jerusalem and eventually the Golan Heights, and allowing the settlement movement to spread throughout all occupied lands. —Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024