LATCHED Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

latched

verb

past tense of latch

as in clenched

to close or secure (something, such as a door) with a latch latch the gate

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Recent Examples of latched In the absence of stronger signals, the model had latched onto it. — Lauren Livak Gilbert, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, perhaps the EU’s leading right-wing immigration restrictionist, latched onto the Ceuta episode. — Kelsey Norman, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 Residents are encouraged to use bear-resistant containers with lids latched, store garbage in a garage or shed until collection day, and put cans at the curb the morning of pickup rather than the night before. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026 Impact across Europe Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, perhaps the EU’s leading right-wing immigration restrictionist, latched onto the Ceuta episode. — Kelsey Norman, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026 For all the women looking up at me to think of me not as a crying heap on a toilet whose baby never latched but as someone who found meaning in all of our daily banalities. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 The latest report paints a picture of a manufacturing industry that is still latched to legacy systems, with an eagerness to dabble in AI, but with second thoughts about fully committing to it. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 16 July 2026 Cecelia Kale was climbing a tree in her front yard in Tigerton on June 23 when a bat latched onto her leg, according to her family. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 July 2026 The video showed that during the second time, the dog latched onto Evans’ left forearm and violently thrashed as Evans cried out in pain. — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for latched

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As the recording played, with Davis recounting seeing the ambulance that was carrying the rapper, Shakur’s sister clenched her left hand against her mouth.

— Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Clad in the world champion’s rainbows, Evenepoel clenched both his fists, beamed a toothy grin, and hugged his soigneur.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of clenched

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But if watermarked text is pasted into another chatbot system that edits the text, the watermark could be destroyed.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026
Along the streets in the shadow of the cathedral, posters for Hind Rajab, the five-year-old girl allegedly killed by Israel in Gaza, have been pasted to lamp posts.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026

Definition of pasted

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The new mothers clasped their babies close as a pack of teenagers ran through the park.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
In 1975, as Cold War tensions thawed, an American commander and his Soviet counterpart clasped hands in space after their spacecraft docked.

— Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026

Definition of clasped

Verb

Sharon Rocha's mitochondrial DNA clamped in the jaws of a pair of pliers found in [Peterson’s] boat, [and] the presence of concrete debris in the boat cover that matched both the homemade boat anchor and the concrete debris on his flatbed trailer.

— Erin Jensen, USA Today, 17 July 2026
His supporters have clamped their mouths tighter than the federal budget for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026