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clinging - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | cling |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attach to |
| Synonyms: | adhere, cherish, clasp, clutch, cohere, continue, embrace, endure, fasten, grasp, grip, hug, last, linger, squeeze, stick, be true to, cleave to, freeze to, hang in, hang onto, hold fast, stay put, stick like glue |
| Antonyms: | detach, unfasten, let go |
| Main Entry: | adhesive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sticking |
| Synonyms: | adherent, clinging, gelatinous, gooey, gummy, pasty, sticky, tenacious, viscous, waxy, adhering, agglutinant, attaching, clingy, glutinous, gummed, holding, hugging, mucilaginous, resinous, viscid |
| Notes: | adhesive is a substance for sticking one thing to another; cohesive refers to particles of the same substance sticking together |
| Antonyms: | loose, open, separated, inadhesive, unattachable |
| Main Entry: | coherence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agreement |
| Synonyms: | adherence, attachment, bond, cling, clinging, conformity, congruity, connection, consistency, consonance, construction, continuity, correspondence, integrity, solidarity, tenacity, union, unity, cementation, comprehensibility, concordance, inseparability, inseparableness, intelligibility, rationality, relations, stickage |
| Antonyms: | disagreement, incoherence, incongruity, nonsense, unintelligibility |
| Main Entry: | dependent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | weak, helpless |
| Synonyms: | clinging, debased, defenseless, immature, indigent, inferior, lesser, minor, poor, secondary, subordinate, under, vulnerable, abased, counting on, humbled, reliant, relying on, tied to apron strings, under thumb, unsustaining |
| Antonyms: | independent, mature, strong, unreliant |
| Main Entry: | sticky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | gummy, adhesive |
| Synonyms: | clinging, tacky, tenacious, viscous, agglutinative, gluey, glutinous, ropy, syrupy, viscid |
| Antonyms: | dry, smooth, unsticky |
| Main Entry: | tenacious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | strong, unyielding |
| Synonyms: | adamant, bound, clinging, coherent, determined, dogged, fast, firm, forceful, inflexible, intransigent, iron, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, persevering, persistent, pertinacious, possessive, purposeful, relentless, resolute, set, solid, spunky, stalwart, staunch, steadfast, stout, strong-willed, stubborn, sturdy, sure, tight, tough, true, unshakable, unswerving, cohesive, meaning business, persisting, retentive, unforgetful |
| Antonyms: | weak, yielding, surrendering |
| Main Entry: | tenacious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sticky |
| Synonyms: | adhesive, clinging, fast, firm, fixed, gummy, inseparable, secure, set, tacky, tight, viscous, waxy, clingy, glutinous, mucilaginous, resisting, retentive, viscid, viscose |
| Antonyms: | loose, slack, unattached |
| Main Entry: | creeping |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | given to creeping |
| Synonyms: | clinging, horizontal, prostrate, recumbent, reptilian, serpentine, spreading, trailing, climbing, growing along the ground, procumbent, reptant, stoloniferous, vermicular, vinelike |
| Antonyms: | standing, upright, vertical |
| Main Entry: | cleave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stand by, stick together |
| Synonyms: | abide by, adhere, agree, associate, attach, cling, cohere, combine, hold, join, link, remain, unite, be devoted to, be tight with, be true, freeze to, stay put |
| Main Entry: | coalesce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blend, come together |
| Synonyms: | adhere, amalgamate, associate, bracket, cleave, cling, cohere, combine, commingle, connect, consolidate, fuse, incorporate, integrate, join, link, merge, mingle, mix, relate, stick, unite, wed, commix, conjoin, hook up with, join up with, tie in with |
| Antonyms: | divide, separate |
| 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, wrap, take in arms |
| Antonyms: | release, let go |
| Main Entry: | endure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | continue; be durable |
| Synonyms: | abide, be, bide, carry on, cling, exist, go on, hang on*, hold, hold out, last, linger, live, outlast, outlive, persist, prevail, remain, stand, stay, survive, sustain, wear, be left, be long lived, be timeless, carry through, have no end, hold on, keep on, live on, never say die, perdure, ride out*, run on, stay on, stick to, superannuate, wear on, wear well |
| Antonyms: | discontinue |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hang |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | suspend or be suspended |
| Synonyms: | adhere, attach, bend, bow, cling, cover, dangle, deck, decorate, depend, drape, drift, droop, drop, fasten, fix, flap, float, flop, furnish, hold, hover, incline, lean, loll, lop, lower, nail, overhang, pin, project, remain, rest, sag, stick, swing, tack, trail, wave, be fastened, be in mid-air, be loose, be pendent, be poised, beetle, impend, stay up |
| Main Entry: | hang |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | depend on future action |
| Synonyms: | await, cling, hinge, pend, rest, turn on, be conditional upon, be contingent on, be dependent on, be determined by, be in limbo, be in suspense |
| Main Entry: | hang on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | continue, endure |
| Synonyms: | carry on, cling, clutch, go on, grasp, grip, hold out, persevere, persist, remain, be tough, hold fast, hold on |
| Antonyms: | cease, stop, give up, let go |
| Main Entry: | hold |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have in one's hands, possession; grasp |
| Synonyms: | adhere, arrest, bind, bottle up, carry, catch, check, cherish, clasp, cleave, clench, clinch, cling, clutch, confine, contain, cradle, detain, embrace, enclose, enjoy, fondle, grip, handle, hang on, have, hug, imprison, keep, maintain, nourish, occupy, own, possess, press, restrain, retain, secure, seize, squeeze, stick, take, trammel, vise, wield, withhold, wring, cork up, freeze to, keep close, keep out, lock up, not let go, palm, put a lock on, stay put |
| Antonyms: | drop, release, let go |
| Main Entry: | linger |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | continue, endure |
| Synonyms: | abide, bide, cling, hang on, last, persist, remain, stand, stay, survive, wait, stick around |
| Antonyms: | halt, stop |
| Main Entry: | love |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have sexual relations |
| Synonyms: | caress, clasp, cling, cosset, court, cuddle, draw close, embrace, feel, fondle, hold, hug, kiss, lick, look tenderly, make love, neck*, pet*, press, shine, soothe, stroke, take into one's arms, tryst, woo |
| Antonyms: | abstain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | delay, catch up in |
| Synonyms: | bog down, cling, decelerate, detain, dirty, embroil, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entrap, flounder, implicate, involve, retard, set back, sink, snare, soil, stick, tangle, trap, hang up, slow down, slow up |
| Main Entry: | remain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stay, wait |
| Synonyms: | abide, bide, bunk*, cling, continue, delay, dwell, endure, freeze, go on, halt, hang, hover, inhabit, last, linger, live, lodge, nest, outlast, outlive, pause, perch, persist, prevail, reside, rest, roost, sit tight*, sojourn, squat, stand, stop, survive, tarry, visit, wait, be left, bivouac, hang out, hold over, hold the fort, keep on, make camp, put on hold, remain standing, sit out, sit through, stay behind, stay in, stay over, stay put, stick around |
| Antonyms: | depart, forge, go, leave, move |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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