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adherence

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of adherence

1 a physical sticking to as if by glue

You'd think these refrigerator magnets would have better adherence—they fall off every time I open the door.

Synonyms of adherence

adhesion, bonding, cling

Words Related to adherence

clumping, cohesion

adhesiveness, attachment, cohesiveness, tenacity

cementing, gluing (also glueing)

Antonyms of adherence

2 the following of a custom, rule, or law

Adherence to convention requires that the couple send out formal wedding invitations.

Synonyms of adherence

abidance, compliance, conformance, conformity, keeping, obedience, observance, observation

Words Related to adherence

deference, honor, regard, respect, upholding

accession, acquiescence, submission, surrender

attendance, attention, heed, notice

Near Antonyms of adherence

brush-off, disregard, ignoring

delinquency, dereliction, forgetting, neglect, overlooking

challenge, defiance, flouting, rebellion

Antonyms of adherence

breach, contravention, infraction, infringement, nonobservance, transgression, trespass, violation

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