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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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
• catches
• anchors
• fixes
• sets
• moors
• embeds
• stuffs
• entrenches
• lodges
• wedges
• implants
• ingrains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fastens

Unique to the mid-top is a metal hook that fastens its collar strap, replacing the plastic hook traditionally seen on the Air Force 1 Mid. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 16 Aug. 2026

My favorite detail is the red ribbon on Giovanna’s right shoulder, which fastens her sleeve to her dress and floats over the darkness. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026