GLUE Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

glue 1 of 2

noun

ˈglü

Definition of glue

as in adhesive

a substance used to stick things together used glue to stick the photo in the album

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verb

as in to bind

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Recent Examples of glue

Noun

Items sought include backpacks, notebooks, loose-leaf paper, pencils, markers, crayons, scissors, flash drives, pens, glue sticks and gift cards to be used to buy supplies, according to a news release. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 Fly Traps Fly traps, like hanging glue strips, are usually effective at capturing fruit flies. — Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 16 July 2026

Verb

Millions around the world will be glued to television screens to watch the opener between Mexico and South Africa, a match that triggers the warm, fuzzy feeling of nostalgia. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 11 June 2026 These are not YouTube videos designed to glue children to the screen with quick-cut editing. — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for glue

Recent Examples of Synonyms for glue

Noun

Those qualities matter in an everyday folder, where the blade may encounter tape adhesive, moisture, abrasive cardboard, food residue, and long periods in a pocket between cleanings.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 July 2026
Surgical tape is a pressure-sensitive adhesive that is used in medicine to secure bandages, gauze and medical devices.

— Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026

Definition of adhesive

Verb

To be sure, this concept would face potential hurdles, including at the state level where public universities are creations of state lawmaking and are bound by charters that might interfere with a school participating in such a concept.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 July 2026
The American version will emerge from settlement negotiations, bind unevenly, and price in a litigation premium the UK never had to pay.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of bind

Verb

Roll each dough ball in powdered sugar, rolling between your palms so that sugar adheres.

— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 17 July 2026
These changes were guided by a legal doctrine known as cy pres, which requires that any changes to a foundation’s mission have to adhere as closely as possible to the donor’s original intent.

— Thomas Adam, The Conversation, 16 July 2026

Definition of adhere

Verb

Kibale Lodges shares the ethos of the group’s other four lodges, employing only Ugandans to run and manage properties, and fusing luxury with social and environmental impact, through Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust (VSPT).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026
The aircraft fuses data from radar, infrared sensors, electronic warfare systems, and external platforms into a single battlefield picture for the pilot.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026

Definition of fuse

Verb

If followers are the highest currency — an endless supply of bodies to burn through — then there’s nothing more powerful than a group ready to throw everything in this life away for the next, to fasten their flesh into sacrifices.

— Zachary Lee, IndieWire, 27 July 2026
That’s why, a day before the smoke plumes descended, Saxon was using zip ties to fasten an air quality sensor to the railing of a house in McKinley Park, the latest of 15 or so installations she’s done over the past few years.

— Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026