Annex and Constrict

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Annex verb - To join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase.

Usage example: plans to annex the supply room so as to make the classroom bigger

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Constrict is an antonym for annex.

Nearby Words: annexation, annexed, annexing, annexe

Constrict verb - To become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter.

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Annex is an antonym for constrict.

annex parts

constrict parts

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Constrict and Annex. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/annex/constrict

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