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fasten

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of fasten

1 to cause (something) to hold to another

  • use this paper clip to fasten your picture to the application form
Synonyms of fasten

affix, attach, bend, fix
Words Related to fasten

adhere, bolt, cinch, clamp, clasp, clench, clinch, clip, glue, hang, harness, hasp, lace, lash, latch, nail, paste, pin, plaster, rivet, screw, shackle, staple, stick, strap, tack, tackle, tie, toggle, yoke

coapt, connect, join, link, unite

reaffix, reattach, refasten, refix, resecure

batten, belay, button, do up
Near Antonyms of fasten

break up, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissever, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, part, separate, sever, split, sunder, uncouple, unlink, unyoke

loose, loosen

unbind, unfix, unlash, untie
Antonyms of fasten

detach, undo, unfasten, unhook

2 to put securely in place or in a desired position

  • donʼt forget to fasten all the lines on your tent
Synonyms of fasten

anchor, catch, clamp, fix, hitch, moor, secure, set
Words Related to fasten

embed (also imbed), entrench (also intrench), implant, ingrain (also engrain), lodge, stuff, wedge
Near Antonyms of fasten

extract, prize, pry, pull, root (out), tear (out), uproot, wrest, yank
Antonyms of fasten

loose, loosen, unfasten, unfix, unloose, unloosen

3 to fix (as oneʼs attention) steadily toward a central objective

  • if you could fasten your attention on one task for more than a minute, you just might get something done
Synonyms of fasten

center, concentrate, focus, rivet, train
Words Related to fasten

aim, direct, home (in on), hone in (on), level, nail, point, set, zero (in on)

attend, heed, mind

fixate (on), obsess (over)

refocus

Synonym Discussion of fasten

fasten, fix, attach, affix mean to make something stay firmly in place. fasten implies an action such as tying, buttoning, nailing, locking, or otherwise securing.
    • fasten the reins to a post
fix usually implies a driving in, implanting, or embedding.
    • fixed the stake in the ground
attach suggests a connecting or uniting by a bond, link, or tie in order to keep things together.
    • attach the W-2 form here
affix implies an imposing of one thing on another by gluing, impressing, or nailing.
    • affix your address label here

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