GLUE Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

glue 1 of 2

noun

ˈglü

Definition of glue

as in adhesive

a substance used to stick things together used glue to stick the photo in the album

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glue

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verb

as in to bind

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Recent Examples of glue

Noun

Neither the Belleville Three nor the wider Techno Six would have risen without Atkins as the glue. — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 2 Nov. 2026 Meanwhile, Jayden Ross, the ultimate glue guy, apparently never left the building. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

Verb

The materials science behind polymer chains explains why a bicycle manufacturer would choose to glue a frame together. — New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026 Cut a pointy section from the carton to be the creature’s face, and glue it to the cardboard. — Michelle Crouch, Parents, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for glue

Recent Examples of Synonyms for glue

Noun

Miss Pop advises you to use a rhinestone-friendly adhesive and topcoat (like the Vettsy 5-1 Top Coat) to prolong the life of this manicure.

— Christina Middleton, Allure, 4 Nov. 2026
The insect is positioned in the middle of a special board, its legs and antennae protected, where adhesive is cotton-swabbed onto its abdomen and the tag.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of adhesive

Verb

Underneath that messaging is a feud between the party’s left flank and centrist arm that’s bound to erupt after Tuesday’s results.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Researchers can tune a network’s structure using this self-adjusting behavior, which limits how many neighbors each particle binds to.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of bind

Verb

Sprinkle salt mixture all over outside of the turkey as well as inside the cavity of the turkey, patting to adhere and nudging some into every crevice.

— Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026
These efforts should be lauded because lawyering solely to please Trump without an iota of reasonableness according to prescribed rules of law to which all lawyers must adhered is simply unacceptable.

— Miles J. Zaremski, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of adhere

Verb

The core plasma must stay searingly hot for atomic nuclei to fuse, but the surrounding chamber walls must stay cool enough to avoid structural failure.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
And while unstable coalitions repeatedly fused and dissolved in the halls of power, outside these halls pipes burst and roads crumbled.

— Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of fuse

Verb

Pilots still ask passengers to keep their seat belts fastened while seated, and no one doubts the captain for saying so.

— Amanda Connelly, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Paired with her chocolate brown booties, Camilla donned a black wool trench coat with button closures fastening the collar in place, layered over what appeared to be a cowl-neck blouse with a floral-esque pattern.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026