HUNG ON Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

hung on

verb

past tense of hang on

as in dug in

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

as in held on

Related Words

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hung on

Verb

But a new wave of indignation swept Spain when Abascal, who uses a wheelchair, was carried on a stretcher from her apartment after police cordoned off the street.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
Still, Sheeran carried on with his tour over the weekend, addressing the controversy and expressing a middling stance on Israel’s war in Gaza.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of carried on

Verb

Although hiring of permanent faculty — those with tenure or on tenure-track — has not kept up with enrollment, the university’s total faculty hiring has matched student growth nearly perfectly.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
The market has changed at warp speed, but our guardrails haven’t kept up.

— Lindsay Owens, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of kept up

Verb

The chip of bone was placed in a circular container called a reliquary and hung around the saint’s neck.

— Clare Whitton, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026
The seven-word message became the Washington Commanders’ game-day creed in 2024 and has hung around ever since — literally.

— Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of hung around

Verb

Trustee Thomas, on the other hand, said Mansfield had too often waited too long to respond to challenges affecting the school district.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026
Some even waited outside Djokovic’s hotel for hours after his late-night matches.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of waited

Verb

Northwestern’s Dave Davis, the longtime liaison between the university and residents, stuck around and mingled with the big names who had gathered there.

— Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
In the years since the pandemic, retail investors have not only stuck around, but have grown more powerful and more sophisticated.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of stuck around

Verb

It’s been a bit of a nail-biter as both sides awaited her final sign-off.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
Once the bike parade was over on Friday, many moved inside the park grounds where the carnival rides, food, craft tents and a new adult axe throwing event awaited.

— David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of awaited

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

hung loose

hung on

hung one on

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Hung on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung%20on. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of hung on

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Luddite

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

Popular in Wordplay

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Bad Endings and Rough Situations

The Words of the Week - Oct. 9

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

Popular

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes