Synonyms of clung

clung

verb

past tense of cling

as in adhered

to hold to something firmly as if by adhesion

a dozen magnets clinging to the refrigerator

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adhered
• stuck
• glued
• cleaved
• hewed
• bound
• fastened
• fused
• united
• cohered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fell
• dropped
• loosened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clung

For three years, as Israeli bombs made ruins of the ground, some of the trees and vines had clung to life in the spongy layer of clay below. — Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026

The 90-year-old Abbas has clung to power since his own mandate expired in 2009, while Hamas continues to control parts of Gaza three years into a brutal war with Israel. — Abby Sewell, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

These prejudices, combined with the establishment of Italian churches and feasts, led to the belief that Italian immigrants clung too strongly to the traditions of their homeland and refused to assimilate into American culture. — Clare Whitton, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026

Even after a catastrophic 2023 heatwave set off the worst coral bleaching event in state history, some plucky polyps clung to life. — Nicolás Rivero, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

Here was this fit, so daring and so specific, that clung to the curves of our legs like cellophane. — Jane Herman, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026

Australia clung to its final six point margin for the last 27 minutes of the match when tiredness induced by altitude in the mountainous venue saw some sloppiness and imprecision invade its game. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

One man desperately clung to a light pole in Cambridge City as muddy, brown water swirled around him, before he was eventually rescued. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Construction workers clung to a malfunctioning crane Friday as its arm collapsed onto the pool deck of a neighboring luxury high-rise in Miami, video shot by a bystander showed. — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026