GLUED Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in cemented

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verb

past tense of glue

as in bound

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Garden Art Wine corks can be glued together with a hot glue gun to create decorative birdhouses and wreaths to display in the garden. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026

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Adjective

Unlike clip- and tape-ins, these are pre-bonded strands that use partial keratin — a protein already found in the hair — as an adhesive.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
Cost is $25 for single and bonded adult cats; $50 for one kitten and $75 for two kittens.

— Carol Kovach, cleveland, 12 July 2022

Definition of bonded

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In simple terms, the company is developing something that receives a photon and then uses an optical switch to direct it into a path bounded by highly reflective mirrors.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026
Indeed, the same person can find his or her existence bounded conceptually by both models at different times and in different contexts.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

Definition of bound

Adjective

Noel said the Yaris somehow wound up high-centered on a berm, and the witnesses spotted the driver revving the small car’s engine with the stuck vehicle’s wheels spinning.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
The Hanged Man in the Rider-Waite deck is depicted as a figure hanging upside down, representing someone who feels stuck and unsure of themselves, which is what the imagery of her words articulates.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

Definition of stuck

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Frank Mnich, a mudlark from Sussex, was standing at the top of a flight of steps down to the river, looking like someone who was there to fix the drains, in cargo pants, rain boots, and kneepads, with pouches fastened around his waist for his finds.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
How To Train Rose Canes The canes of climbing roses must be fastened to their support system to direct growth.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 July 2026

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Adjective

His sons grew the family’s work from their New Haven, Connecticut, bakery to supermarkets around the country with frozen bagels.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Completed with a touch of lactose for a creamy finish, this hard seltzer is inspired by a classic summer frozen treat.

— Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 21 July 2026

Definition of frozen

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After 9/11, the Bush administration fused counterterrorism with national defense through the global war on terrorism.

— Melinda Haas, The Conversation, 17 July 2026
The real breakthrough is continuous data lineage fused with identity-aware governance, where every dataset, permission and transfer is traceable in real time.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of fused

Verb

But a new fastest time from UAE’s Florian Vermeersch on June 2 of this year — 23km at an average speed of 75kmh — suggests that not everyone has adhered.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 29 June 2026
The report found that excessive moisture had caused the adhesive to fail, leaving the roofing membrane no longer properly adhered, according to the lawsuit.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026

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