Synonyms of clung

clung

verb

past tense of cling

as in adhered

to hold to something firmly as if by adhesion

a dozen magnets clinging to the refrigerator

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adhered
• stuck
• glued
• cleaved
• hewed
• bound
• fastened
• fused
• united
• cohered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fell
• dropped
• loosened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clung

In the house, his children clung to a ceiling fan as rising water pushed their mattress toward the ceiling. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

The Roadster clung to the surface, hanging upside-down from the ledge like a gecko on a ceiling thanks to a special fan suction system on its chassis. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Real Sociedad almost gave up a three-goal lead and were reduced to 10 men but clung on to beat Deportivo La Coruna 3-2. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

With nowhere to escape, Rivera clung to the side of the overpass. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026

The passage Kazan clung to as her guiding principle in her study of Cathy arrives in Chapter 17. — Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Instead, Shawn ran into the kitchen, where his mother stood at the sink, and clung to her side. — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

But there were also a few bits of good news that my dad clung to. — Trisha Thadani Kirsten Potter Tanya Pérez Devin Murphy, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

For three years, as Israeli bombs made ruins of the ground, some of the trees and vines had clung to life in the spongy layer of clay below. — Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026