Thesaurus:adhesive

Thesaurus

adhesive

English

Adjective

Sense: fitting closely to the body of the wearer

Detail: As glutinous substances.

Synonyms

• adherent
• adhesive
• agglutinative
• claggy
• clingsome
• clingy
• puggy (Australia, New Zealand)
• stickable
• sticky
• tenacious

Antonyms

• nonadhesive
• nonsticking
• nonsticky
• slippery    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• gluable
• glueable
• hyperadhesive
• tacky
•   —
• gaumy (UK & US dialect)
• gormy (chiefly US dialect)
• smeary
•   —
• emplastic
• clarty (UK dialect)
• cloggy
• viscous    [⇒ thesaurus]
•   —
• glairy
• gluey
• glutinous
• gummy
• pasty

See also

• Thesaurus:adhere

Further reading

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