Antonyms for cling
klɪŋcling

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1. cling

   Antonyms:
   drop, recede, secede, apostatize, abandon, relax, forego, swerve, surrender

   Synonyms:
   fasten, hold, adhere, embrace, stick, cleave, hang, twine, hug

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1. • Grasp
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1. cling, clingstoneverb

   fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit

   Synonyms:
   clingstone

2. cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohereverb

   come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

   "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

   Synonyms:
   stand by, stupefy, stick by, baffle, stick, perplex, cleave, bond, get, mystify, flummox, bind, beat, stick around, nonplus, rive, dumbfound, split, lodge, sting, hold fast, deposit, amaze, stick to, stay put, gravel, cohere, stay, hang, bewilder, wedge, vex, pose, puzzle, adhere

3. clingverb

   to remain emotionally or intellectually attached

   "He clings to the idea that she might still love him."

   Synonyms:
   cohere, hang, stick, adhere, cleave

4. cling, hangverb

   hold on tightly or tenaciously

   "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron"

   Synonyms:
   cleave, pay heed, advert, string up, give ear, stick, cohere, attend, adhere, flow, hang up, fall, hang

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1. clingverb

   Synonyms:
   adhere, cleave, hold fast

How to use cling in a sentence?

1. Zumhar Jamal al-Karwi:

   We won't accept Jalawla remaining in Kurdish clutches. If they cling to it by force, it will be retaken by force, we are prepared to fight against the Kurds alongside the militias unless the peshmerga leave Jalawla.

2. Engine Capital:

   The public market is not appreciating Kohl's in its current form, there is no excuse for the Board to cling to the status quo.

3. James Arthur Baldwin:

   The sea rises, the light fails, lovers cling to each other, and children cling to us. The moment we cease to hold each other, the moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out.

4. George Lucas:

   Many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view.

5. Billy Graham:

   Churchgoers are like coals in a fire. When they cling together, they keep the flame aglow; when they separate, they die out.

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