Synonyms of fastens

fastens

verb

present tense third-person singular of fasten

1

as in attaches

to cause (something) to hold to another

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attaches
• affixes
• ties
• glues
• connects
• straps
• clips
• adheres
• bends
• hangs
• screws
• clasps
• latches
• clamps
• pins
• clenches
• rivets
• cinches
• harnesses
• clinches
• sticks
• links
• toggles
• yokes
• hasps
• staples
• fixes
• tacks
• unites
• shackles
• bolts
• tackles
• nails
• laces
• pastes
• joins
• lashes
• plasters
• buttons
• reattaches
• coapts
• refastens
• battens
• resecures
• belays
• reaffixes
• refixes
• does up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• detaches
• unfastens
• unhooks
• undoes
• dissociates
• divides
• separates
• severs
• splits
• loosens
• disconnects
• uncouples
• parts
• sunders
• divorces
• looses
• disjoins
• breaks up
• unties
• unlinks
• disunites
• unbinds
• disjoints
• unyokes
• dissevers
• unfixes
• unlashes

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• detaches
• unfastens
• unhooks
• undoes
• dissociates
• divides
• separates
• severs
• splits
• loosens
• disconnects
• uncouples
• parts
• sunders
• divorces
• looses
• disjoins
• breaks up
• unties
• unlinks
• disunites
• unbinds
• disjoints
• unyokes
• dissevers
• unfixes
• unlashes

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2

as in secures

to put securely in place or in a desired position

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• secures
• clamps
• hitches
• anchors
• catches
• moors
• fixes
• sets
• entrenches
• embeds
• stuffs
• wedges
• imbeds
• lodges
• ingrains
• implants
• engrains
• intrenches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loosens
• unfastens
• looses
• pulls
• tears (out)
• extracts
• uproots
• roots (out)
• pries
• unlooses
• prizes
• yanks
• unloosens
• unfixes
• wrests

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• loosens
• unfastens
• looses
• pulls
• tears (out)
• extracts
• uproots
• roots (out)
• pries
• unlooses
• prizes
• yanks
• unloosens
• unfixes
• wrests

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3

as in focuses

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

• focuses
• concentrates
• rivets
• centers
• focusses
• directs
• trains
• aims
• attends
• points
• nails
• heeds
• refocuses
• sets
• zeroes (in on)
• levels
• homes (in on)
• hones in (on)
• minds
• obsesses (over)
• fixates (on)