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fastened (on)

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past tense of fasten (on)

Synonyms & Antonyms of fastened (on)

as in held, latched (on or onto)

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for fastened (on)

clasped,
clutched,
fisted,
grasped,
gripped,
held,
latched (on or onto),
secured

bayed,
cornered

rent
(also rended),
wrested

apprehended,
arrested,
detained

enmeshed
(also immeshed),
ensnared,
entangled,
entrapped,
meshed

gloved,
haltered,
lassoed,
roped

abducted,
kidnapped
(also kidnaped),
spirited (away or off)

bagged,
captured,
caught,
collared,
copped
[slang],
corralled,
glommed,
got,
grabbed,
grappled,
hooked,
landed,
nabbed,
nailed,
netted,
nobbled
[British slang],
rapped,
seized,
snagged,
snapped (up),
snared,
snatched,
trapped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for fastened (on)

missed

discharged,
freed,
liberated,
released

dropped,
loosened,
unhanded

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“Fastened (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fastened%20%28on%29. Accessed 24 May. 2022.

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