LATCHED Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

latched

verb

Definition of latched next

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 The one commode in it was shielded from sight only by wooden shutters, which swung on double-action spring hinges, like saloon doors, and had to be latched shut with a hook on a swivel. —

Caleb Crain, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 School board and district leaders blamed the local union for dragging out the process, and state officials latched onto those complaints to criticize the union. —

Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026 Naturally, the internet has already latched onto the new character, creating their own versions and begging Apple to release official merchandise. —

Greta Cross, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026 Overhead bins got latched doors that same decade, to keep luggage from toppling onto passengers’ heads. —

Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026 Siblings may be latched onto each other, like a barnacle to the hull of a ship. —

Geoffrey Greif, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2026 Ayanna Harris-Rashid was sitting up in bed, her newborn son latched to her breast, one hand scrolling on her phone, when the police called. —

Shoshana Walter, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026 TikTok has latched onto the idea that normal facial bloating equals poor health—and the problem goes far beyond misinformation. —

Georgia Casey, Allure, 6 Feb. 2026 Fans latched onto his overdrive vocal style, which sounded like bellows across canyons and fused trap elements into reggaeton. —

Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for latched

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Among many Niger Deltans, there’s a mixture of ignorance, nonchalance, and clenched resignation around the industry’s environmental dangers, which take a back seat as folks get on with the business of everyday survival.

— Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
After Barrett finished the sequence with a dunk on the other end, Barnes turned back to his bench, clenched his fists and screamed.

— Eric Koreen, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026