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

By sticking her neck out and opening up a very touchy subject for examination, Hannah-Jones has done much more to advance the cause of public education than most of her detractors will give her credit for. — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026

In fact, one of Lamper’s most viral videos shows Finn sticking his arm inside an automatic feeder to get extra food. — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026

Most leaders are sticking the initial demands contained in the African Union’s position on the issue adopted in 2005, which includes a demand for at least two permanent seats on the Security Council. — Mogomotsi Magome, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Most leaders are sticking the initial demands contained in the African Union's position on the issue adopted in 2005, which includes a demand for at least two permanent seats on the Security Council. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

And while getting Vicki back on the show hasn’t made for particularly fun television, her Debbie Downer season (apologies to Victoria, but Emily’s assessment is sticking) is at least authentic. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

This seasoning repels moisture and prevents food from sticking at a molecular level. — Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026

Sandwiched between them, a soft PDMS layer acts as a viscoelastic nano-spring, balancing adhesion forces so the electrodes can move reversibly without permanently sticking. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026

Being a relentless forechecker and reliable defender are his paths to sticking in the NHL after an 11-game taste last season, which showed up Sunday when Sýkora helped force the turnover that led to Greentree’s goal. — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026