Synonyms of fastened

fastened 1 of 2

adjective

as in attached

Related Words

• attached
• secured
• bound
• embedded
• clamped
• implanted
• entrenched
• anchored
• immovable
• impacted
• glued
• cemented
• unyielding
• bonded
• stuck
• wedged
• frozen
• lodged
• jammed
• tight
• set
• firm
• fast
• snug

Dissimilar Words

• loose
• insecure
• detached
• unsecured
• movable
• unattached
• freed
• unbound
• undone
• loosened
• unfastened
• dislodged
• yielding

fastened

2 of 2

verb

past tense of fasten

1

as in affixed

to cause (something) to hold to another

use this paper clip to fasten your picture to the application form

Synonyms & Similar Words

• affixed
• attached
• tied
• glued
• connected
• clipped
• strapped
• bent
• fixed
• clamped
• adhered
• pinned
• riveted
• clasped
• linked
• lashed
• screwed
• cinched
• latched
• tacked
• clenched
• stapled
• harnessed
• hung
• stuck
• bolted
• shackled
• nailed
• clinched
• yoked
• pasted
• plastered
• tackled
• laced
• united
• buttoned
• joined
• reattached
• refastened
• toggled
• hasped
• battened
• resecured
• coapted
• refixed
• belayed
• reaffixed
• did up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unfastened
• detached
• unhooked
• undid
• severed
• divided
• separated
• parted
• split
• disconnected
• divorced
• dissociated
• loosened
• sundered
• dissevered
• uncoupled
• loosed
• broke up
• disjoined
• disunited
• disjointed
• untied
• unyoked
• unlinked
• unbound
• unlashed
• unfixed

2

as in secured

to put securely in place or in a desired position

don't forget to fasten all the lines on your tent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• secured
• clamped
• anchored
• hitched
• caught
• moored
• fixed
• set
• stuffed
• wedged
• embedded
• lodged
• implanted
• entrenched
• ingrained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loosened
• unfastened
• loosed
• unloosed
• pulled
• unloosened
• extracted
• yanked
• pried
• tore (out)
• uprooted
• prized
• unfixed
• rooted (out)
• wrested

3

as in focused

to fix (as one's 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 & Similar Words

• focused
• riveted
• concentrated
• centered
• trained
• pointed
• aimed
• nailed
• directed
• attended
• leveled
• set
• heeded
• obsessed (over)
• zeroed (in on)
• homed (in on)
• honed in (on)
• minded
• fixated (on)
• refocused

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fastened

Verb

The officer opened the door and entered the cell, finding Guaranda Gamboy with a bed sheet tied around his neck with the other end fastened to the door, according to Banevivius. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026

The extra fabric can be tied into a bow, as Garner and Streep did with their shirts, left loose, and even fastened into a knot for sophisticated flair. —Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026

His website describes how his early designs used ribbons, plastic wrap and fabric scraps fastened with knots and tape. —Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026

While other contestants achieved varying results by playing it straight, Rhod Gilbert tied up Horne instead, leaving Horne unable to untie the flimsy rope that Gilbert fastened around his own wrists. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026

When fastened, the zippers are locked in place, and pickpockets would have to fidget for a moment to get the gadget undone, giving you time to react. —Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026

On the shipwreck the hatches are fastened properly. —Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026

Among the non-alien point-rich targets are Fusion Exhaust Ports fastened above opponents’ vehicles. —Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026

Grandsons Tom and James Walton personally built some of the first mountain-biking trails in the area, and residents will spot the Waltons’ helicopter flying overhead, mountain bikes fastened to the side. —Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026