Synonyms of cling (to)

cling (to)

verb

1

as in to keep (to)

to give steadfast support to

continued to cling to the old ideas of child rearing long after they had gone out of fashion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• keep (to)
• stick (to or with)
• adhere (to)
• defend
• hold to
• hew (to)
• stand by
• live up to
• abide by
• accept
• cleave (to)
• follow
• cultivate
• support
• endorse
• adopt
• embrace
• enforce
• advocate
• confirm
• reinforce
• uphold
• back
• foster
• bolster
• heed
• cherish
• espouse
• champion
• buttress
• boost
• backstop

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defect (from)
• take back
• abandon
• relinquish
• forsake
• recall
• surrender
• disagree (with)
• give up
• withdraw
• desert
• reconsider
• revoke
• spurn
• renounce
• retract
• refute
• disprove
• recant
• dispute
• deny
• negative
• abjure
• renege
• rebut
• contradict
• back down
• controvert
• negate
• back off
• repudiate
• abnegate
• disavow
• disown
• disclaim
• gainsay
• unsay
• backtrack

2

as in to grip

to have or keep in one's hands

clung to a pole in the subway car to keep from falling as it lurched along

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grip
• clutch
• clench
• hold
• hold on to
• grab
• carry
• hang on to
• cradle
• take
• snap (up)
• latch (on or onto)
• trap
• handle
• capture
• hug
• snatch
• feel
• land
• grapple
• seize
• grasp
• hook
• catch
• nail
• clasp
• finger
• bag
• bear
• snare
• embrace
• corral
• paw
• nab
• collar

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• give
• hand
• drop
• turn over
• hand over
• render
• deliver
• yield
• relinquish
• release
• unclasp
• give up
• unhand
• hand out
• cede