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

They’re hand-built from reclaimed timber, local stone and thatch, and furnished with curtains of clinging seashells, driftwood details, and swathes of creamy linen. — Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

Selling this promise of a technological future to those clinging to the dream of American prosperity was an especially potent exercise during the Depression. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

The dramatic daytime strike on the national landmark saw people clinging to windows to escape flames and thick smoke billowing out of the structure. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026

Davidson struck me as being fearful, clinging to a handful of ugly stories about trans people as a sign of things to come in women-only spaces. — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026

The Giants were clinging to a three-point lead at the time, so the miscue could have been costly. — Doug Haller, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Opposite me, another girl is likewise clinging on for dear life. — Katherine Pangonis, Air Mail, 3 Oct. 2026

The boomer’s reckoning Voeste grew up in Dortmund, the coal-and-steel city whose fate has long illustrated the dangers of clinging to an industrial past after its economics have changed. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Cal Fire personnel arrived first and confirmed the subject was clinging to a rock and being struck by waves. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026