What is another word for pinned?

Pronunciation: [pˈɪnd] (IPA)

Pinned is a verb commonly used to describe when someone attaches something to a surface or object using a pin or similar tool. There are several synonyms for pinned that can be used to add variety to the language and make writing more engaging. One possible alternative is affixed, which means to attach or fasten securely. Another option is fastened, which implies that something has been secured or tightened in place. Other synonyms include secured, stuck, tacked, and fixed. By using multiple synonyms for the word pinned, you can make your writing more interesting and avoid repetitive language.

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What are the hypernyms for Pinned?

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Usage examples for Pinned

Sitting on the man's chest he took a wrist in each hand and pinned him to the ground.
"My Lady of the Chimney Corner"
Alexander Irvine
That same admission Mr. Peary would have to make had he been pinned down.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
So intent was he that he did not notice the three figures scrambling along the narrow log-work staging pinned against the rocky side above the fall, until his companion flung a word at him.
"The Greater Power"
Harold Bindloss W. Herbert Dunton

Famous quotes with Pinned

  • You never get to pick how you get pinned and how people perceive you.
    Taylor Hanson
  • I don't know how to construct a career that'll make me famous. Except maybe get my ears pinned back, get my teeth done, and go to America. But then I'll be competing with billions of actors who haven't got false teeth, and who are 25.
    Ian Hart
  • No statement about God is simply, literally true. God is far more than can be measured, described, defined in ordinary language, or pinned down to any particular happening.
    David Edward Jenkins
  • When hope is not pinned wriggling onto a shiny image or expectation, it sometimes floats forth and opens.
    Anne Lamott
  • Descriptions of my work depress me. They make me feel pinned down.
    Thom Mayne

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