Synonyms of cleaves

cleaves

verb

present tense third-person singular of cleave

as in adheres

to hold to something firmly as if by adhesion

you should resolutely cleave to the facts in your report

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adheres
• clings
• sticks
• glues
• binds
• hews
• unites
• fastens
• coheres
• fuses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• falls
• loosens
• drops

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cleaves

Mantel cleaves instead to a felicitous simplicity, to constructions that achieve consonance with the period but stop short of mimicry. — Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026

Six oil and gas freighters were observed navigating on a route that cleaves close to Oman’s coast. — Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026

As Otto groans, Rhaenrya pulls back and cleaves off Otto's head. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 29 June 2026

With a rock in a sock, Racine cleaves her own bloody swath down her father’s path, embracing her genetic destiny. — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026

This enzyme cleaves the ester bonds in the neuronal portion of the back retina—the retinal pigment epithelium— to create a usable form of vitamin A, a molecule called 11-cis-retinal. — Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 4 May 2026

Altai Mountains, Mongolia Hunting with eagles on horseback is a tradition found in a region of Mongolia that cleaves close to Russia, China, and Kazakhstan. — Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026

Where Hansen-Løve cleaves closely to her characters, Schanelec takes a step back, filming in long and middle distance shots. — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026

Consider the unending angst about the team’s former name, which still cleaves fans into opposing camps. — David Aldridge, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025