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adhesion

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of adhesion

1 a physical sticking to as if by glue

  • discourages the use of photo albums that keep the pictures in place by adhesion to the pages
Synonyms of adhesion

adherence, bonding, cling
Words Related to adhesion

agglutination, clumping, cohesion

adhesiveness, attachment, cohesiveness, tenacity

cementing, gluing (also glueing)
Antonyms of adhesion

unsticking

2 adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty

  • she has always shown steadfast adhesion to psychiatry's code of ethics
Synonyms of adhesion

allegiance, attachment, commitment, constancy, dedication, devotedness, devotion, faith, faithfulness, fastness, fealty, fidelity, loyalty, piety, steadfastness, troth
Words Related to adhesion

affection, fondness

determination, firmness, resolution

dependability, reliability, trustability, trustiness, trustworthiness
Near Antonyms of adhesion

alienation, disaffection, estrangement, separation
Antonyms of adhesion

disloyalty, faithlessness, falseness, falsity, inconstancy, infidelity, perfidiousness, perfidy, treachery, unfaithfulness

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