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

Ten giant, vintage-looking buttons, each representing a nonprofit in attendance, were seemingly fastened to the top of the stage. — Megan Sauer, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026

In addition to the thong sandal straps on the vamp, the shoes also feature a slim slingback strap that wraps around the heel and is fastened by a small tonal buckle. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026

Koko is watching for cops and keeping an eye on the numbers flashing on a small, homemade device fastened to his windshield. — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026

With his snug corset and unsubtle make-up and minuscule shorts to which are fastened fishnet stockings, Curry’s kooky scientist with a penchant for brewing male lovers in his lab is one of pop-culture’s unlikely icons. — Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026

Brady is also excited about the Alter G, a treadmill with a harness fastened to it. — Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

The Small Print Slogans travel faster than the conditions fastened to them, and this one has fairly bolted. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Clasping my head is a swimmer’s cap of electrodes fastened under my chin. — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 18 Aug. 2026

The map shows other towers close by, each radiating a string that is fastened to the map when other towers radio in readings. — Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026