Thesaurus:adhere

Thesaurus

adhere

English

Verb

Sense: to become or remain attached

Detail: As a glutinous substance does.

Synonyms

• adhere
• attach
• bond
• cleave
• cling
• conglutinate
• glue (figurative)
• hug
• stick    [⇒ thesaurus]
• stick together
• stick with

Antonyms

• deadhere    [⇒ thesaurus]
• divide    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• agglutinate
• braze
• glue (literal)
• gum
• lute
• paste
• solder
• weld

Further reading

• “46. coherence” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “adhere” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.