add

/ˈæd/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
   “We added two students to that dorm room”
2. state or say further
   “`It doesn't matter,' he supplied”
3. bestow a quality on
   “Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company”
4. make an addition by combining numbers
   “Add 27 and 49, please!”
5. determine the sum of
   “Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town”
6. constitute an addition
   “This paper will add to her reputation”

noun

1. a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders

Synonyms for add

• append
• supply
• lend
• impart
• bestow
• contribute
• bring
• add together
• total
• tot
• tot up
• sum
• sum up
• summate
• tote up
• tally
• add up
• attention deficit disorder
• attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
• ADHD
• hyperkinetic syndrome
• minimal brain dysfunction
• minimal brain damage
• MBD

Antonyms of add

• take away
• subtract

Words that rhyme with add

• bad
• pad
• glad
• chad
• mad
• triad
• comrade
• gad
• ironclad
• sad
• ad
• brad
• cad
• clad
• grad
• lad
• rad
• shad
• dad
• doodad
• dyad
• fad
• grandad
• granddad
• keypad
• nomad
• notepad
• plaid
• scad
• tad