What is another word for fasten?

Synonyms for fasten
ˈfæs ən, ˈfɑ sənfas·ten

This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word fasten.

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. fasten

    Binding is primarily by something flexible, as a cord or bandage drawn closely around an object or group of objects, as when we bind up a wounded limb. We bind a sheaf of wheat with a cord; we tie the cord in a knot; we fasten by any means that will make things hold together, as a board by nails, or a door by a lock. The verbs tie and fasten are scarcely used in the figurative sense, tho, using the noun, we speak of the ties of affection. Bind has an extensive figurative use. One is bound by conscience or honor; he is obliged by some imperious necessity; engaged by his own promise; compelled by physical force or its moral equivalent.

    Synonyms:
    bind, compel, engage, fetter, fix, oblige, restrain, restrict, secure, shackle, tie

    Antonyms:
    free, loose, set free, unbind, unfasten, unloose, untie

    Preposition:
    Bind to a pillar; unto an altar; to a service; bind one with chains or in chains; one is bound by a contract; a splint is bound upon a limb; the arms may be bound to the sides or behind the back; bind a wreath about, around, or round the head; twigs are bound in or into fagots; for military purposes, they are bound at both ends and in the middle; one is bound by a contract, or bound under a penalty to fulfil a contract.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  1. fasten

    Synonyms:
    secure, hold, compact, tie, bind, join, unite, affix, annex, grapple, attach, fix

    Antonyms:
    undo, loose, sever, relax, detach, remove, unfasten

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. fasten, fix, secureverb

    cause to be firmly attached

    "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"

    Synonyms:
    batten down, furbish up, desexualise, sterilize, ready, prepare, get, set up, stop up, cook, insure, secure, guarantee, sterilise, gear up, procure, mend, ensure, make, fixate, assure, bushel, desexualize, tighten, define, specify, plug, determine, desex, deposit, touch on, repair, pay back, batten, posit, unsex, situate, limit, restore, set, fix, pay off, doctor

    Antonyms:
    unfasten

  2. fastenverb

    become fixed or fastened

    "This dress fastens in the back"

    Synonyms:
    fix, secure, tighten

    Antonyms:
    unfasten

  3. fastenverb

    attach to

    "They fastened various nicknames to each other"

    Synonyms:
    fix, secure, tighten

    Antonyms:
    unfasten

  4. tighten, fastenverb

    make tight or tighter

    "Tighten the wire"

    Synonyms:
    tighten up, fix, tighten, constrain, reduce, secure, stiffen

    Antonyms:
    unfasten

Matched Categories

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. fastenverb

    Synonyms:
    secure, bind, BELAY, bend, tie, attach, make fast

  2. fastenverb

    Synonyms:
    join, unite, hold together

  3. fastenverb

    Synonyms:
    be fixed, fix one's self

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. fastenverb

    Synonyms:
    secure, fix, barricade, lock, bind, tie, attach, tether, rivet, moor, cement, affix, annex, clinch, clamp, append

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "fasten":

    lash, attach, tie, tighten

How to pronounce fasten?

How to say fasten in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

rankingword
#77get
#132make
#189set
#439join
#1275hold
#1292ready
#1300secure
#1372ensure
#1666repair
#1914determine
#2034doctor
#2036reduce
#2046guarantee
#2110limit
#2233define
#2464fix
#3048compact
#3137plug
#3139cook
#3552prepare
#3816deposit
#3823specify
#4607tie
#5701restore
#6220engage
#6448attach
#7008annex
#7231assure
#8275bind
#9424restrict
#10044insure
#14138unite
#21844tighten
#25011procure
#25684compel
#29725lash
#30094restrain
#31363constrain
#33156mend
#36307fasten
#38502grapple
#42290affix
#44733oblige
#45627batten
#47016bushel
#53456shackle
#53925posit
#64553situate
#74728fetter
#78986stiffen
#84790sterilize
#145295fixate
#237561sterilise

How to use fasten in a sentence?

  1. Jane Blasio:

    This story isn’t just about me. This story is about the clinic and all the people who were crushed by it, …I would tell people, ‘Fasten your seatbelt, because whether we find something or don’t, it’s going to be the ride of your life.’.

  2. Kaushik Basu:

    We at the World Bank have just switched on the seat belt sign, we are advising nations, especially emerging economies, to fasten their seat belts.

  3. Wu Chungeng:

    China will continue to fasten the pace of business resumption of delivery services.

  4. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

    In the matter of religion, people eagerly fasten their eyes on the difference between their own creed and yours whilst the charm of the study is in finding the agreements and identities in all the religions of humanity.

  5. Tommy Boy:

    Richard Okay... seatbelts. Just put the little thing into the big thing and... I tell ya what. If you don't know how to fasten your seatbelt, just raise your hand and I'll have Tommy Boy here come back there and hit you in the head with a tack hammer because you're a RETARD


Translations for fasten

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for fasten »

Translation

Find a translation for the fasten synonym in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Citation

Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"fasten." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Mar. 2024. <https://www.synonyms.com/synonym/fasten>.

Discuss these fasten synonyms with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good synonym for fasten?

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Synonyms.com

    Quiz

    Are you a human thesaurus?

    »
    A synonym for scanty
    A Inaugurate
    B Gumption
    C Spurious
    D Dearth

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for fasten: