| Main Entry: | cling |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attach to |
Synonyms: |
adhere, be true to, cherish, clasp, cleave to, clutch, cohere, continue, embrace, endure, fasten, freeze to, grasp, grip, hang in, hang onto, hold fast, hug, last, linger, squeeze, stay put, stick, stick like glue |
Antonyms: |
detach, let go, unfasten |
| Main Entry: | clinging |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | adhesive |
Synonyms: |
adherent, agglutinant, coherent, osculant, persistent, tenacious, viscid, viscous |
| Main Entry: | adhesive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sticking |
Synonyms: |
adherent, adhering, agglutinant, attaching, clinging, clingy, gelatinous, glutinous, gooey, gummed, gummy, holding, hugging, mucilaginous, pasty, resinous, sticky, tenacious, viscid, viscous, waxy |
| Notes: | adhesive is a substance for sticking one thing to another; cohesive refers to particles of the same substance sticking together |
Antonyms: |
inadhesive, loose, open, separated, unattachable |
| Main Entry: | cleave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stand by, stick together |
Synonyms: |
abide by, adhere, agree, associate, attach, be devoted to, be tight with, be true, cling, cohere, combine, freeze to, hold, join, link, remain, stay put, unite |
| Main Entry: | coalesce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blend, come together |
Synonyms: |
adhere, amalgamate, associate, bracket, cleave, cling, cohere, combine, commingle, commix, conjoin, connect, consolidate, fuse, hook up with, incorporate, integrate, join, join up with, link, merge, mingle, mix, relate, stick, tie in with, unite, wed |
Antonyms: |
divide, separate |
| Main Entry: | coherence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agreement |
Synonyms: |
adherence, attachment, bond, cementation, cling, clinging, comprehensibility, concordance, conformity, congruity, connection, consistency, consonance, construction, continuity, correspondence, inseparability, inseparableness, integrity, intelligibility, rationality, relations, solidarity, stickage, tenacity, union, unity |
Antonyms: |
disagreement, incoherence, incongruity, nonsense, unintelligibility |
| Main Entry: | dependent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | weak, helpless |
Synonyms: |
abased, clinging, counting on, debased, defenseless, humbled, immature, indigent, inferior, lesser, minor, poor, reliant, relying on, secondary, subordinate, tied to apron strings, under, under thumb, unsustaining, vulnerable |
Antonyms: |
independent, mature, strong, unreliant |
| Main Entry: | embrace |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold tightly in one's arms |
Synonyms: |
bear hug, clasp, clinch, cling, clutch, cradle, cuddle, encircle, enfold, entwine, envelop, fold, fondle, grab, grasp, grip, hug, lock, nuzzle, press, seize, snuggle, squeeze, take in arms, wrap |
Antonyms: |
let go, release |
| Main Entry: | endure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | continue; be durable |
Synonyms: |
abide, be, be left, be long lived, be timeless, bide, carry on, carry through, cling, exist, go on, hang on, have no end, hold, hold on, hold out, keep on, last, linger, live, live on, never say die, outlast, outlive, perdure, persist, prevail, remain, ride out, run on, stand, stay, stay on, stick to, superannuate, survive, sustain, wear, wear on, wear well |
Antonyms: |
discontinue |
| Main Entry: | hang |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | suspend or be suspended |
Synonyms: |
adhere, attach, be fastened, be in mid-air, be loose, be pendent, be poised, beetle, bend, bow, cling, cover, dangle, deck, decorate, depend, drape, drift, droop, drop, fasten, fix, flap, float, flop, furnish, hold, hover, impend, incline, lean, loll, lop, lower, nail, overhang, pin, project, remain, rest, sag, stay up, stick, swing, tack, trail, wave |