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Synonyms & Antonyms of fastening
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in connection, attachment
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fastening
verb
present participle of fasten
Synonyms & Antonyms of fastening (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to cause (something) to hold to another
- use this paper clip to fasten your picture to the application form
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- adhering,
- bolting,
- cinching,
- clamping,
- clasping,
- clenching,
- clinching,
- clipping,
- gluing
- (also glueing),
- hanging,
- harnessing,
- hasping,
- lacing,
- lashing,
- latching,
- nailing,
- pasting,
- pinning,
- plastering,
- riveting,
- screwing,
- shackling,
- stapling,
- sticking,
- strapping,
- tacking,
- tackling,
- toggling,
- tying
- (or tieing),
- yoking
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2
to put securely in place or in a desired position
- don't forget to fasten all the lines on your tent
Synonyms for fastening
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- embedding
- (also imbedding),
- entrenching
- (also intrenching),
- implanting,
- ingraining
- (also engraining),
- lodging,
- stuffing,
- wedging
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3
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
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“Fastening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fastening. Accessed 29 Nov. 2021.
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