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adherence

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of adherence

1 a physical sticking to as if by glue

  • youʼd 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

agglutination, clumping, cohesion

adhesiveness, attachment, cohesiveness, tenacity

cementing, gluing (also glueing)
Antonyms of adherence

unsticking

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

offense (or offence), sin, wrong

challenge, defiance, flouting, rebellion
Antonyms of adherence

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

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