Synonyms of fastening

fastening 1 of 2

noun

as in yoke

Related Words

• yoke
• attachment
• cord
• linkage
• joint
• union
• tie
• cement
• connection
• bond
• ligature
• link
• hookup
• knot
• tie-up
• nexus
• linkup
• sympathy
• affection
• shackle
• fondness
• manacle
• restraint
• limit
• restriction
• limitation
• curb
• handcuff
• trammel
• constraint
• fetter
• hampering

Dissimilar Words

• separation
• parting
• disengaging
• detaching
• freedom
• emancipation
• liberation
• unfastening
• release
• untying
• unbinding
• unfettering

fastening

2 of 2

verb

present participle of fasten

1

as in attaching

to cause (something) to hold to another

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attaching
• affixing
• gluing
• tying
• connecting
• strapping
• bending
• clipping
• fixing
• clamping
• hanging
• adhering
• stapling
• latching
• pinning
• linking
• cinching
• clasping
• screwing
• lashing
• tacking
• sticking
• clinching
• clenching
• riveting
• nailing
• harnessing
• bolting
• toggling
• yoking
• pasting
• tackling
• plastering
• lacing
• uniting
• shackling
• refastening
• joining
• buttoning
• reattaching
• coapting
• hasping
• belaying
• battening
• resecuring
• refixing
• doing up
• reaffixing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unfastening
• detaching
• undoing
• unhooking
• splitting
• separating
• dividing
• severing
• disconnecting
• parting
• uncoupling
• dissociating
• divorcing
• loosening
• breaking up
• sundering
• loosing
• disjoining
• disjointing
• untying
• unlinking
• disuniting
• dissevering
• unyoking
• unfixing
• unbinding
• unlashing

2

as in securing

to put securely in place or in a desired position

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• securing
• clamping
• anchoring
• hitching
• catching
• fixing
• mooring
• setting
• wedging
• embedding
• implanting
• lodging
• entrenching
• stuffing
• ingraining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unfastening
• loosening
• loosing
• pulling
• extracting
• tearing (out)
• unloosing
• prying
• unfixing
• unloosening
• yanking
• uprooting
• rooting (out)
• wresting
• prizing

3

as in focusing

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

• focusing
• concentrating
• riveting
• centering
• training
• nailing
• aiming
• pointing
• homing (in on)
• leveling
• directing
• zeroing (in on)
• attending
• setting
• honing in (on)
• heeding
• obsessing (over)
• fixating (on)
• minding
• refocusing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fastening

Noun

So shirts, trousers and uniforms were designed with fastenings that were easy for the wearer to manage himself – meaning buttons on the right side for a wearer to use his own right hand to fasten. — Caroline Kobia, The Conversation, 21 May 2026

Flat laces in a horizontal bar further tailor the look—the opposite of the crisscross patterns or fastenings of more casual sneakers. — Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 18 May 2026

Verb

Video shared on Facebook by comedian Mike Goldstein shows the man appearing to stumble out of the restroom while still fastening his belt. — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026

Lyonne, who was reportedly boarding a red-eye flight to New York City on Delta Air Lines, was allegedly escorted off the plane after failing to follow flight instructions, per the outlet, which included closing her laptop and fastening her seatbelt before takeoff. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026