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

Honey, Zingbot does not know Lala then, baby, because there is no clinging. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2026

Gammer says the Williston Lake island seems to be intact and clinging to the shoreline—at least for now. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026

Seeing an astronaut like Adenot clinging to the space station with the clouds and blue oceans of Earth below puts things into perspective. — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Please pass some of that energy to the Braves, who are clinging to a thin divisional lead weeks before the postseason. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026

The world’s next high-tech gold rush might start with a tiny organism clinging to a backyard rock. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026

With her team clinging to a 1-point lead, Fiebich drew an and-1, giving the Liberty a 3-point advantage with under a minute to play. — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

At the landing zone, with bullets whipping and cracking around them, Capers—barely clinging to consciousness—refused to board the helicopter until every last man, and his dog’s body, was aboard. — Ethan Rocke, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026

Kumar said people were clinging to trees and rescuers had to break through a home's roof to pull out two children and their parents. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026