Synonyms of sticking

sticking

verb

present participle of stick

1

as in adhering

to hold to something firmly as if by adhesion

those magnets are strong enough to stick to the refrigerator without any problems

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adhering
• clinging
• gluing
• cleaving
• hewing
• binding
• fusing
• fastening
• uniting
• cohering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• falling
• dropping
• loosening

2

as in putting

to arrange something in a certain spot or position

you can stick that box in the corner until I figure out where to put everything

Synonyms & Similar Words

• putting
• placing
• situating
• positioning
• locating
• depositing
• laying
• disposing
• fixing
• setting
• deposing
• setting up
• planting
• emplacing
• slapping
• establishing
• moving
• locking
• shifting
• parking
• rearranging
• clapping
• carrying
• orienting
• collecting
• assembling
• reordering
• flopping
• plopping
• affixing
• wedging
• plumping
• settling
• anchoring
• plunking
• ensconcing
• planking
• queuing
• plunking down
• laying out
• berthing
• niching
• ranking
• lodging
• lining up
• setting down
• arraying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• removing
• taking
• relocating
• replacing
• displacing
• banishing
• supplanting
• dislodging
• superseding

3

as in stabbing

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object

could hardly feel the needle when the nurse stuck my arm with it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stabbing
• picking
• puncturing
• jabbing
• piercing
• pecking
• spitting
• poking
• spearing
• impaling
• spiking
• skewering
• slicing
• punching
• harpooning
• running through
• lancing
• transfixing
• goring
• transpiercing
• pinking
• cutting
• perforating
• pricking
• spindling
• thrusting
• riddling
• bayoneting
• knifing
• piking
• pronging
• quilling
• gimleting
• dirking
• pinpricking
• poniarding

4

as in squeezing

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

she got stuck by an unscrupulous seller while using the online auction site

Synonyms & Similar Words

• squeezing
• plucking
• cheating
• hustling
• stinging
• screwing
• beating
• doing
• bleeding
• tricking
• shorting
• stiffing
• deceiving
• shortchanging
• fiddling
• chiseling
• suckering
• hosing
• victimizing
• conning
• reaming
• defrauding
• fleecing
• gaffing
• exploiting
• skinning
• diddling
• rooking
• swindling
• shaking down
• bilking
• betraying
• mulcting
• ripping off
• fooling
• cozening
• thimblerigging
• nobbling
• doing in
• flimflamming
• euchring
• clipping
• chousing
• taking for a ride
• nicking
• extorting
• wrenching
• taking to the cleaners
• gouging
• soaking
• selling a bill of goods to
• skunking
• wringing
• milking
• wresting
• overcharging
• duping
• gulling
• bitching
• roping (in)
• bamboozling
• double-crossing
• fast-talking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sticking

On the podcast, Sheridan acknowledged the Jimmy connection, while sticking in the nail in the coffin on the series. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

That could be felt in a few months time as less snow sticking the foothills. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Momota has been spotted sticking his head inside the cones, stacking them and even bringing them back to his den. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026

Small enough to be more cute than dangerous—but not worth sticking a finger in the water to test the theory. — Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026

Florida Attorney General James Ulthmeier once again is grandstanding and sticking his nose into a national issue. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026

Packers rookie defensive tackle Anthony Campbell has gone from an enormous longshot to make the roster to having a puncher’s chance of sticking. — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

There are several types of glue out there tailored to sticking plastics together. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

Keeping the windows high enough to prevent your dog from sticking its head outside can help reduce those risks. — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2026