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Adhesive

🔄 Synonyms of "Adhesive"

25 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
tenaciousUnwilling to yield or give up; dogged.
tarryverb(intransitive) To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
viscidSticky, slimy, or glutinous.
viscousHaving a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid (that is, a high viscosity).
cohesivenounHaving cohesion.
coherentOrderly, logical and consistent.
adherentnounA person who has membership in some group, association, or religion.
pastynounA type of seasoned meat and vegetable hand pie, usually of a semicircular shape.
agglutinateverb(transitive) To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.
mucilaginousOf or pertaining to mucilage; of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus; slimy and viscous.
stickynounTending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance.
gooeySoft, sticky and viscous.
glutinousGlue-like, sticky, viscid.
gummynounResembling gum (the substance).
pitchyVery dark black; pitch-black.
icky(informal) Unpleasantly sticky; yucky; disgusting.
agglutinativenoun(grammar) Having words derived by combining parts, each with a separate meaning.
glueyViscous and adhesive, as glue.
resinousOf or relating to resin.
gummedtreated with adhesive gum
self-sealingDescribing a container that is capable of automatically closing off leaks that form in it.
bondableable to form bonds
stick-onFastened by means of sticking.
resinyLike resin; resinous.
adhesive materialnouna substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

↔️ Antonyms of "Adhesive"

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WordDefinition
nonadhesivenot adhesive

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WordDefinition
agglutinativenoun(grammar) Having words derived by combining parts, each with a separate meaning.
glueynounViscous and adhesive, as glue.
glutinousGlue-like, sticky, viscid.
viscidnounSticky, slimy, or glutinous.
viscousHaving a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid (that is, a high viscosity).
pastynounA type of seasoned meat and vegetable hand pie, usually of a semicircular shape.
agglutinateverb(transitive) To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.
gooeynounSoft, sticky and viscous.
stickynounTending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance.
mucilaginousOf or pertaining to mucilage; of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus; slimy and viscous.
adherentnounA person who has membership in some group, association, or religion.
stick-onFastened by means of sticking.
pitchyVery dark black; pitch-black.
self-sealingDescribing a container that is capable of automatically closing off leaks that form in it.
bondableable to form bonds
tarryverb(intransitive) To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
gummynounResembling gum (the substance).
coherentOrderly, logical and consistent.
cohesivenounHaving cohesion.
tenaciousUnwilling to yield or give up; dogged.

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