Synonyms of clinging (to)

clinging (to)

verb

present participle of cling (to)

1

as in keeping (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

• keeping (to)
• sticking (to or with)
• adhering (to)
• standing by
• holding to
• living up to
• hewing (to)
• defending
• abiding by
• cleaving (to)
• following
• cultivating
• accepting
• supporting
• endorsing
• adopting
• embracing
• advocating
• enforcing
• reinforcing
• upholding
• confirming
• backing
• indorsing
• championing
• fostering
• espousing
• bolstering
• heeding
• cherishing
• boosting
• reenforcing
• buttressing
• backstopping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defecting (from)
• giving up
• taking back
• abandoning
• disagreeing (with)
• relinquishing
• forsaking
• deserting
• surrendering
• withdrawing
• recalling
• spurning
• revoking
• renouncing
• retracting
• reconsidering
• denying
• reneging
• abjuring
• disputing
• refuting
• recanting
• disproving
• backing off
• backing down
• rebutting
• controverting
• contradicting
• unsaying
• abnegating
• negating
• repudiating
• disclaiming
• disavowing
• disowning
• negativing
• backtracking
• gainsaying

2

as in clenching

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

• clenching
• clutching
• gripping
• holding
• holding on to
• hanging on to
• grabbing
• carrying
• latching (on or onto)
• snapping (up)
• taking
• cradling
• handling
• trapping
• hugging
• capturing
• snatching
• bagging
• grappling
• feeling
• seizing
• grasping
• hooking
• clasping
• landing
• pawing
• catching
• fingering
• nailing
• embracing
• bearing
• snaring
• corralling
• nabbing
• collaring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• giving
• handing
• dropping
• handing out
• turning over
• giving up
• handing over
• unhanding
• rendering
• unclasping
• delivering
• yielding
• releasing
• relinquishing
• ceding