Synonyms of clung (to)

clung (to)

verb

past tense of cling (to)

1

as in kept (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

• kept (to)
• adhered (to)
• stuck (to or with)
• hewed (to)
• defended
• stood by
• held to
• lived up to
• accepted
• followed
• cultivated
• cleaved (to)
• abided by
• adopted
• supported
• endorsed
• embraced
• advocated
• confirmed
• reinforced
• enforced
• upheld
• backed
• championed
• cherished
• espoused
• fostered
• bolstered
• heeded
• buttressed
• boosted
• backstopped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defected (from)
• abandoned
• deserted
• relinquished
• gave up
• disagreed (with)
• surrendered
• forsook
• recalled
• spurned
• took back
• withdrew
• revoked
• renounced
• reconsidered
• retracted
• denied
• disputed
• abnegated
• abjured
• recanted
• refuted
• disproved
• reneged
• rebutted
• contradicted
• controverted
• backed off
• repudiated
• backed down
• negated
• disclaimed
• disavowed
• disowned
• gainsaid
• unsaid
• negatived
• backtracked

2

as in clenched

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

• clenched
• clutched
• gripped
• held
• grabbed
• carried
• hung on to
• snapped (up)
• cradled
• held on to
• took
• latched (on or onto)
• bore
• trapped
• captured
• handled
• hugged
• snatched
• seized
• felt
• grasped
• clasped
• hooked
• bagged
• landed
• caught
• grappled
• nailed
• fingered
• embraced
• snared
• pawed
• collared
• corralled
• nabbed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gave
• handed
• dropped
• turned over
• rendered
• handed over
• handed out
• delivered
• released
• unclasped
• unhanded
• yielded
• gave up
• relinquished
• ceded