Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for "annexed"
  • past tense form of annex.
  • past participle of annex.
Search instead for coannexed.
Synonyms

annexed

American  
[an-ekst, uh-nekst] / ˈæn ɛkst, əˈnɛkst /

adjective

  1. attached or added, especially to something larger or more important.

    The final report, together with annexed comments made by the inspected party, shall be submitted within 30 days after the inspection.

  2. (of territory) incorporated into the domain of a larger entity, often as an act of aggression.

    The bill will clarify the authority of cities and villages over annexed county roads.

    In October 1939 Hitler gave his newly appointed Reich Commissioner full control over the annexed section of Poland.


verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of annex.

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of annexed

annex ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

The eighth project was annexed into the City of Granbury, which had not received any development plans, according to a spokesperson.

From Salon Jun. 6, 2026

"I found out that he became a member of the Nazi Party around 21st of April 1938, just a few days after the Anschluss," when Adolf Hitler annexed Austria to Germany, he said.

From BBC Apr. 14, 2026

Not the kind that requires parcels of land to be annexed, such as Guantanamo Bay, in exchange for freedom.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 21, 2026

Local officials denied the operator’s request to be annexed into Tucson and have access to the city’s water.

From Barron's Oct. 18, 2025

On June 29, 1889, when Holmes’s building was half completed, Chicago annexed Englewood and soon afterward established a new police precinct, the Tenth, Second Division, at Sixty-third and Wentworth, seven blocks from Holmes’s pharmacy.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training