Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stick to, cling |
| Synonyms: | adhere, associate, bind, blend, cleave, coalesce, combine, connect, consolidate, fuse, glue, hold, join, merge, unite |
| Notes: | only things of a different nature can adhere; cohere is for things of the same kind that stick together and form a whole |
| Antonyms: | divide, fall off, separate |
| Main Entry: | adhere |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stick or become stuck to, either physically or mentally |
| Synonyms: | attach, cement, cleave, cling like ivy, cohere, fasten, fix, freeze to, glue, hold fast, hold on like bulldog, paste, stay put, stick like a barnacle, stick like glue, unite |
| Notes: | only things of a different nature can adhere; cohere is for things of the same kind that stick together and form a whole |
| Antonyms: | loose, loosen, separate, unfasten |
| Main Entry: | agree |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be similar or consistent |
| Synonyms: | accord, answer, attune, be in harmony, blend, click, cohere, coincide, concert, concord, concur, conform, consort, correspond, equal, fall in with, fit, get along with, go hand in hand, go together, go well with, harmonize, jibe, match, parallel, square, suit, synchronize, tally |
| Antonyms: | differ |
| Main Entry: | cement |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attach securely, often with sticky material |
| Synonyms: | bind, blend, bond, cohere, combine, connect, fasten, fuse, glue, gum, join, merge, mortar, paste, plaster, seal, solder, stick together, unite, weld |
| Notes: | cement comes from Latin caementum 'chips of stone'; cement is an ingredient of concrete, but is not a synonym; cement should be pronounced suh-MENT |
| Antonyms: | divide, separate, unfix |
| 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: | 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: | 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: | connect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | combine, link |
| Synonyms: | affix, ally, associate, attach, bridge, cohere, come aboard, conjoin, consociate, correlate, couple, equate, fasten, get into, hitch on, hook on, hook up, interface, join, join up with, marry, meld with, network with, plug into, relate, slap on, span, tack on, tag, tag on, tie in, tie in with, unite, wed, yoke |
| Antonyms: | disconnect |
| Main Entry: | fasten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make secure; join together |
| Synonyms: | adhere, affix, anchor, attach, band, bar, batten, belt, bind, bolt, bond, brace, button, catch, cement, chain, cleave, close, cohere, connect, couple, embed, establish, fix, freeze to, girth, glue, grip, hitch, hitch on, hold, hook, hook up, implant, infix, jam, knot, lace, leash, link, lock, lodge, make firm, moor, mortise, nail, rivet, rope, screw, seal, set, settle, solder, stay put, stick, strengthen, string, tack on, tag, tie, tighten, truss, unite, wedge, weld |
| Antonyms: | detach, disconnect, loosen, open, release, unchain, unfasten, unlink, unlock |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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