Synonyms of adds (to)

adds (to)

verb

present tense third-person singular of add (to)

as in increases

to make greater in size, amount, or number

the need to be back home before 5:00 p.m. adds to the difficulty of arranging the trip

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increases
• accelerates
• expands
• augments
• boosts
• raises
• extends
• builds up
• multiplies
• enhances
• compounds
• reinforces
• amplifies
• pumps up
• swells
• intensifies
• maximizes
• escalates
• ups
• strengthens
• stokes
• enlarges
• supersizes
• aggrandizes
• draws out
• supplements
• hypes
• fleshes (out)
• bumps (up)
• rachets (up)
• jumps
• spikes
• complements
• develops
• lengthens
• stretches
• blows up
• inflates
• dilates
• distends
• prolongs
• heightens
• booms
• ratchets (up)
• follows up
• elongates
• reenforces
• skyrockets
• beefs (up)
• accumulates
• magnifies
• protracts
• collects
• amasses
• parlays

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decreases
• subtracts (from)
• reduces
• diminishes
• lowers
• lessens
• dwindles
• downsizes
• abates
• shortens
• minifies
• abridges
• curtails
• abbreviates
• de-escalates
• contracts
• cuts back
• compresses
• condenses
• constricts
• retrenches