Synonyms of hung

hung 1 of 2

adjective

ˈhəŋ 

as in bowing

bending downward or forward

stood penitently before the judge with a hung head while he received his sentence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bowing
• nodding
• bowed
• weeping
• hanging
• falling
• dangling
• declined
• descending
• sagging
• declining
• floppy
• drooping
• pendulous
• descendant
• suspended
• stooping
• droopy
• inclining
• sinking
• pendent
• limp
• dipping
• slumping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• upright
• erect
• rigid
• stiff
• unbending
• inflexible
• elevated
• raised
• upraised

hung

2 of 2

verb

variants also hanged

past tense of hang

1

as in dangled

to place on an elevated point without support from below

hang your coats on the coat rack in the hall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dangled
• swung
• slung
• strung
• suspended
• mounted
• pinned
• draped
• hooked
• tacked
• fell
• projected
• protruded
• extended (out)
• festooned
• depended
• garlanded
• jutted
• stuck out
• cascaded
• poised
• balanced
• overhung

2

as in depended

to be determined by, based on, or subject (to)

our plan to go to the amusement park has all been worked out; now it just hangs on the weather

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depended
• rode
• turned
• based
• hinged
• rested
• stayed
• established
• founded
• grounded

3

as in drooped

to be limp from lack of water or vigor

as they neared the end of the long, hard march all but the most hardy were hanging, and some could barely put one foot in front of the other

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drooped
• sagged
• fell
• flagged
• lolled
• slumped
• wilted
• swagged
• collapsed
• subsided
• dropped
• slouched
• crumpled
• sank
• yielded
• caved (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stiffened
• distended
• straightened
• rose
• uncurled
• unbent

4

as in hovered

to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air

hanging just above the horizon was a little pink cloud

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hovered
• floated
• sailed
• swam
• drifted
• glided
• rode
• wafted
• poised
• bobbed
• suspended
• dangled
• buoyed
• rafted
• ballooned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• settled
• sank
• plunged
• lunged
• dived
• dipped
• immersed
• submerged
• submersed

5

as in based

to find a basis

that's very slim evidence upon which to hang a theory

Synonyms & Similar Words

• based
• predicated
• rested
• grounded
• founded
• established
• presumed
• postulated
• supposed
• assumed
• premised
• presupposed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hung

Adjective

As a result of this crash, methods to detect corrosion were prioritized in the troubleshooting for hung starts. — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026

Best for a smaller bathroom, this wall-hung fixture includes a drywall-safe cleat for installation and plenty of room for plumbing inside the cabinet. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 21 Apr. 2026

Verb

The friend and my father took my older sister and me out for a walk, and, at a nearby schoolyard, the man hung the camera on an exercise bar. — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026

John Bennett, who was hanged at Fort Leavenworth in 1961 for raping and attempting to murder an 11-year-old girl in Austria. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing hung

• hung up