Need another word that means the same as “clinging”? Find 5 synonyms and 30 related words for “clinging” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Clinging” are: tight, tight-fitting, close-fitting, skintight, sheathlike
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “clinging” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| close-fitting | Fitting closely but comfortably. |
| sheathlike | Resembling or characteristic of a sheath, especially in being narrow and close-fitting. A long flowing sheathlike gown. |
| skintight | So tight as to cling to the skin. Skintight jeans. |
| tight | Of a community or other group of people having close relations tight knit. A tight feeling in his chest. |
| tight-fitting | Fitting snugly. |
| accretion | The coming together and cohesion of matter under the influence of gravitation to form larger bodies. He scraped away the accretions of paint. |
| acutely | In an acute manner. She pitied her sister acutely. |
| adhere | Stick to firmly. The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism. |
| adhesion | The frictional grip of wheels, shoes, etc. on a surface. He was harshly criticized for his adhesion to Say s law. |
| affix | A linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form. The strings affix to the back of the bridge. |
| append | Add (something) to the end of a written document. The results of the survey are appended to this chapter. |
| attach | Be attached be in contact with. A good deal of prominence attaches to the central union federations. |
| attachment | Affection, fondness, or sympathy for someone or something. The students are placed on attachment to schools for one day a week. |
| cleave | Split or sever (something), especially along a natural line or grain. The egg cleaves to form a mulberry shaped cluster of cells. |
| cohere | (of an argument or theory) be logically consistent. The principles by which societies cohere. |
| combine | Combine so as to form a whole mix. Combine resources. |
| connect | Connect fasten or put together two or more pieces. The President of this university really connects with the faculty. |
| decal | Either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface. |
| despair | The feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well. In the depths of despair. |
| desperately | Used to emphasize the extreme degree of something. The soil desperately needed potash. |
| glue | Be fixed as if by glue. Waterproof glue. |
| hang | Be killed by hanging. He stood swaying his arms hanging limply by his sides. |
| hold | A stronghold. Will you hold. |
| include | Allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of. The list includes the names of many famous writers. |
| incorporate | Form a corporation. She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal. |
| join | Cause to become joined or linked. The two roads join here. |
| link | The means of connection between things linked in series. The cows are linked up to milking machines. |
| relation | Sexual intercourse. International relations. |
| relatively | In relation, comparison, or proportion to something else. The situation is relatively calm now. |
| sorrow | An event or circumstance that causes sorrow. It was a great sorrow to her when they separated. |
| sticker | An adhesive label or notice, generally printed or illustrated. She s a sticker. |
| stubbornly | In a stubborn unregenerate manner. She stubbornly refused to acknowledge my point of view. |
| tie | A cord or string or ribbon or wire etc with which something is tied. Self respect is closely tied up with the esteem in which one is held by one s fellows. |
| viscous | Having the sticky properties of an adhesive. Viscous lava. |
| windshield | A window at the front of the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle; a windscreen. |
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