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 And Dickens, in particular, latched onto the idea—taking it as 100% fact that a human being could erupt in flames with no particular outside interference. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 4 Nov. 2026 The bit showed what the fiercely energetic and charismatic Murray could do, and, almost literally from that moment on, SNL viewers latched onto Murray’s signature mix of smirking silliness and performing courage. — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2026 His father, Jeff Cebula, said his son was looking at fish in a creek when a beaver latched onto his chest. — Ashley Paul, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 In a moment of chaos in the back, Colorado native Lindsey Heaps latched onto the rebound and coolly slotted the ball past the Angel City goalkeeper. — Spencer Baldwin, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2026 And a lot of people latched onto her as this avatar of this particular viewpoint of keeping women's sports exclusively for cisgender women. — Sam Fragoso, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026 That riddim quickly took off as other artists in the 2000s latched onto the popularity and danceability of that beat. — Danny Hajjar, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2026 So, both populations of ribosomes latched onto the messenger RNA but used different populations of transfer RNAs to make a protein using the messenger. — ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026 In the absence of stronger signals, the model had latched onto it. — Lauren Livak Gilbert, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for latched

Verb

Parents rushing to a reunification center, hearts clenched with the hope of finding their children among the survivors.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
All of the grandeur and energy of Pollock’s looping brambles and cords are clenched in Krasner’s versions.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of clenched

Verb

Worth Girvan and Gaspar were virtually tied on election night Tuesday, but on Thursday Worth Girvan began pulling ahead as more mail-in ballots were counted.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Wear them around your neck, in your hair, or simply tied onto the handle of your bag.

— Kate Donovan, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of tied

Verb

The Wikimedia Foundation is also working on a tool called Paste Check, which can flag text pasted directly from some AI chatbots.

— Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2026
The mural in question is pasted along the side of the Jolly Colliers Pub building in Bedminster, Bristol.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of pasted

Verb

Soto, who has Puerto Rican heritage, likely would have clinched his re-election bid easily in his formerly Hispanic-majority district.

— Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
Abdul El-Sayed may have clinched a historic victory in Michigan, but his tense exchange with a Sky News reporter on election night is not winning him supporters in the UK.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of clinched

Verb

Embiid appeared to wonder during the national anthem where the Knicks' championship banner was hanging in the rafters as James sat nearby on the bench with his head bowed and hands clasped.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
The patron stands, hands clasped behind his back, with a foot perched on the box.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of clasped

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Explainability belongs in the same place, written into the design document from day one, next to the accuracy targets rather than bolted on before an audit.

— Aritra Pal, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Within five minutes, the curtain was flung back again and one of the medical students bolted out of the department in a panic.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of bolted

Verb

Once the stock is clamped, a Structured-Light sensor and a workpiece probe measure it and set the work offset automatically, so there are no stock dimensions to type in and no edges to find by hand.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
After the safeguard pipe is clamped, Juliette and her crew — including the mechanics, sheriff and Camille — venture down to the door Lukas found in the digger void.

— Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026