BONDING Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈbän-diŋ

Definition of bonding

as in adhesion

a physical sticking to as if by glue this epoxy has good bonding for glass and ceramics

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verb

present participle of bond

as in communing

to form a close personal relationship a man attempting to bond with his new and mistrustful stepson

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Noun

Before their big day, Markle spoke about bonding with Jane and Diana’s family and friends during her and Harry’s engagement interview with the BBC. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026 Souleymane’s journey’s is sluiced by simple but touching scenes such as his bonding with his brother sewing and with grandfather praying and metaphorical shots of the wash of the ocean on Dakar’s beaches. — John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026

Verb

What started out as a friendship eventually blossomed into romance after bonding over food. — Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026 Fandom has become a means of signaling our identity to others and bonding with like-minded spirits, Kresnicka said. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bonding

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Noun

The stages are primarily based on the amount, depth, and location of endometriosis lesions, as well as the presence of scar tissue and adhesions.

— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
That material would act as a physical barrier between separate coating applications, preventing adhesion failures when the coatings overlap.

— Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 16 July 2026

Definition of adhesion

Verb

Even so, in a digital world increasingly impacted by algorithms and all manner of AI, the allure of performers and music fans communing — live and in real time — cannot be underestimated.

— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2026
But the main event was Madonna communing with the nearly 3,000 fans at the premiere, most of whom have followed her for decades.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 June 2026

Definition of communing

Noun

But parties tend to resist arrangements designed by others, and when they are pressured into accepting them, their adherence lasts only as long as the pressure is sustained.

— Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026
In that trial, adherence was slightly lower, and one participant acquired HIV.

— Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026

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