Synonyms of clicking

clicking

verb

present participle of click

1

as in communing

to form a close personal relationship

we just clicked from the moment we met

Synonyms & Similar Words

• communing
• relating
• bonding
• sympathizing
• hitting it off
• identifying
• befriending
• empathizing

2

as in succeeding

to turn out as planned or desired

sometimes an idea simply clicks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succeeding
• going
• delivering
• working out
• coming off
• going over
• catching fire
• bearing fruit
• delivering the goods
• flourishing
• going like clockwork
• panning out
• doing the trick
• catching on
• prospering
• thriving
• cooking
• percolating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• failing
• collapsing
• striking out
• folding
• flopping
• bombing
• struggling
• slipping
• washing out
• flunking
• languishing
• foundering
• declining
• floundering
• sinking
• skidding
• crashing
• slumping
• crumbling
• waning
• choking
• misfiring
• cratering
• falling down
• going under
• cracking up
• imploding
• flaming out
• miscarrying
• self-destructing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clicking

Inspect the link without opening it On a computer, hover your mouse over a button or link without clicking. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

All Googlebooks have a metal chassis, and while most include hinge mechanisms beneath their touchpads, the Lenovo Googlebook has haptic motors beneath the touchpads to simulate the clicking sensation. — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026

Instead, clicking on the offer earned them a mandatory cybersecurity training, the outlet reported. — Chris Perez, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026

For a modern website to provide dynamic content, visual elements and searchable features, a program must run on the web server and take user input, whether that is entering a web address or clicking links and buttons. — Doug Jacobson, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

While the imposing box set itself is a portable 12-pound film school and an instant status symbol on your shelf, there’s no shame in clicking over for a preview. — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Hutch said, pointing his forefinger and clicking his big thumb. — Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026

Offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel’s system doesn’t seem to be clicking, and a defense that was expected to be a strength hasn’t gotten going at all. — Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026

Our wider communities can read the short piece by simply clicking a link that can be texted to them. — Katrina Stack, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026