Clinging Synonyms and Antonyms

Persistently holding to something
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. tenacious
  2. fast
  3. firm
  4. adherent
  5. adhesive
  6. secure
  7. agglutinant
  8. coherent
  9. osculant
  10. persistent
  11. tight
  12. viscid
  13. viscous
Come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. sticking
  2. cohering
  3. clasping
  4. cleaving
  5. adhere
  6. agglutinate
  7. clinch
  8. cling
  9. cohere
  10. grasp
  11. hold
  12. hanging
  13. hug
  14. persevere
  15. persist
  16. adhering
  17. stick
  18. vine
  19. hugging
  20. trusting
  21. bonding
  22. persevering
  23. maintaining
  24. lingering
  25. lasting
  26. holding
  27. fastening
  28. embracing
  29. depending
  30. clinching
  31. cherishing
Antonyms:
  1. unfastening
  2. detaching
Synonyms:
(Noun)
  1. burr
  2. leech
  3. limpet

Words Related to Clinging

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Clinging Sentence Examples

  • She wiped away the pine needles clinging to her clothes.

  • The girl giggled, clinging tighter to his arm.

  • She gasped, clinging desperately to the whip.

  • Taran accepted it, once again unsettled by the darkness clinging to the book.

  • They all raised their heads to listen, and out of the forest into the bright firelight stepped two strangely clad human figures clinging to one another.

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