Synonyms of clinging

clinging

verb

present participle of cling

as in adhering

to hold to something firmly as if by adhesion

a dozen magnets clinging to the refrigerator

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adhering
• sticking
• gluing
• cleaving
• hewing
• binding
• uniting
• fusing
• fastening
• cohering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• falling
• loosening
• dropping

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clinging

Jarvis also turned a crucial 6-3 double play in the bottom of the seventh inning with the Braves clinging to a one-run lead after having been ahead by four earlier. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 9 July 2026

Holden’s clinging to purity isn’t only about wanting to turn back time, though. — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

The stand-out piece is made with soft, washable silk that’s cooling on the skin and lays flat without clinging. — Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

The terrain is rocky, with vineyards clinging to steep limestone slopes, simultaneously warmed by the sun and cooled by salty Adriatic breezes. — Tia Lovisa Moreira, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026

Brands that embrace these principles, like Coleman and Kraft, can turn challenges into opportunities for building trust and loyalty, while those clinging to outdated playbooks risk losing control of their narrative entirely. — Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Traditionalism, or clinging to it, is already a political category. — Merve Emre, New Yorker, 28 June 2026

Less than four hours earlier just four blocks away, a 22-year-old man was left clinging to life when he was shot in the neck. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026

Five children in their nightclothes were clinging together in defiance, struggling not to scream and cry. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 June 2026