GLUE Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

glue 1 of 2

noun

ˈglü

Definition of glue

as in adhesive

a substance used to stick things together used glue to stick the photo in the album

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glue

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verb

as in to bind

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Recent Examples of glue

Noun

Doncic and returning guard Austin Reaves are the glue that holds the puzzle together. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026 An old drawer can also start to fall apart as the glue fails or the wood shrinks. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026

Verb

The structures are made using biological molecules found in their own saliva to glue the earth together. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2026 Heretic made 20,000 discovery sets and the images are hand glued into the pages of every single one. — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for glue

Recent Examples of Synonyms for glue

Noun

Geckos scale smooth vertical surfaces without adhesives or suction cups thanks to microscopic hairs on their feet called setae.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
Instead of bending one solid piece, the wood is cut into thin strips, coated with adhesive, stacked back together, and pressed against a curved mold.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of adhesive

Verb

Experts say the sharp increase in crashes shouldn’t immediately raise alarm — with more robotaxis on the road, they are bound to be involved in more incidents.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
The awards are presented in Stockholm, with the exception of the Peace Prize, which is handed out in Oslo, a tradition often linked to the union that bound Sweden and Norway during Nobel’s lifetime.

— Reuters, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of bind

Verb

McCarthy and his co-screenwriters, Noé Debré and Thomas Bidegain, have adhered closely to the actual transcripts of the conference in their efforts to recreate it.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
Scatter about half of panko mixture over, pressing in with your hands to adhere.

— Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of adhere

Verb

Instead, metal strips showing the current registration were fastened atop the existing plate.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
The splintered timbers, fastened together by rusted iron, emerged near an area where remains believed to be from the Warren Sawyer, a wooden schooner lost in 1884, have been found before.

— CBS News, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026