ADHERING Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

adhering

verb

present participle of adhere

as in clinging

to hold to something firmly as if by adhesion everyone started calling her "Cookie" when she was little and the name adhered

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Recent Examples of adhering Unlike in Cutud, participants are mostly female faith healers adhering not to vows but to mystic trances and possession. — H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 10 July 2026 Decorating rules can be helpful guidelines, but adhering too strictly to conventional wisdom can seriously cramp your style. — Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 23 June 2026 Owners with at least 25 vehicles can get the special stickers and skip adhering registration tags on the plates each year, as the rest of us have to. — Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 29 May 2026 Instead of adhering glass icons to your container of choice, glue on pistachio shell halves instead, so that the outside of the shell faces away from the glass. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 May 2026 That rules out Virginia shifting its map to better favor Democrats in the upcoming midterms, Green said, but doesn’t bar them from starting the process over, adhering more closely to the rules, and changing the lines for future races. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026 Harding’s caucus often has chastised Democrats for not adhering strictly to state budget limitations. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026 Kitchen cabinets collect an invisible layer of grease and residue that can prevent new paint from adhering properly. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026 What researchers do know is that the sounds come from stick-slip friction—the regular cycles of two objects adhering and moving between one another. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 Feb. 2026

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Instead of opting for a matte formula, look for hydrating concealers with hyaluronic acid or ceramides that will layer onto skin smoothly and keep it hydrated throughout the day, without clinging to lines.

— Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 15 Aug. 2026
Before Wolverine can intervene, Trask shoots Essex, who’s left clinging to life.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of clinging

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Florida Attorney General James Ulthmeier once again is grandstanding and sticking his nose into a national issue.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026
Packers rookie defensive tackle Anthony Campbell has gone from an enormous longshot to make the roster to having a puncher’s chance of sticking.

— Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026