Synonyms of affix
52 similar words · 1 opposite word
Another word for affix is supplement. Other synonyms of affix are accompaniment and afformative. The opposite of affix is nonaffix.
Synonyms and similar words for affix
nounA bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix.
- afformativeAn affix.
nounThat which is affixed; an appendage.
- addition
- supplementSomething added; especially, such an addition added to make up for a deficiency.
- accessory
- accompanimentThat which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the...
- add-on
- adjunct
- annex
- infusion
- apanage
- appendage
- extra
- increase
- increment
- appendix obsoleteSomething attached to something else; an attachment or accompaniment.
verbTo attach.
- join
- put together
- unite
- assemble
- associateTo connect or join together; combine.
- attachTo fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
- bewed
- bind
- clasp
- clinchTo set closely together; to close tightly.
- combine
- conglomerate
- conglutinate
- conjoinTo combine two sets, conditions, or expressions by a logical AND; to intersect.
- connectTo join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
- construct
- coupleTo join (two things) together, or (one thing) to (another).
- entwine figurativelyTo twist or twine around something (or one another).
- fayTo join (pieces of timber) tightly. The long edges of the staves of a barrel have to be fayed so that when it is...
- fixTo attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
- graftTo join (one thing) to another as if by grafting, so as to bring about a close union.
- hitchTo attach, tie or fasten.
- hook
- inosculateTo unite.
- interlinkTo link (two or more things) together.
- joint
- knit figuratively
- knot
- linkTo connect (two or more things).
- marry figuratively
- piece together
- piecen
- pinion
- splice
- wed figuratively
- yoke
- accouple obsoleteTo join; to couple.
Opposite of affix
nounA bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix.
- nonaffixA morpheme that is not an affix.
Meaning of affix
- noun A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix.
- noun That which is affixed; an appendage.
- noun The complex number a+bi associated with the point in the Gauss plane with coordinates (a,b).
affix in other languages
Questions about synonyms of affix
- What is another word for affix?
- Affix has 52 synonyms on Word.ws, such as supplement, accompaniment and afformative.
- What is the opposite of affix?
- The opposite of affix is nonaffix.
- What does affix mean?
- Affix means a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix.
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