Definition for Adhesive:

• Sticky; causing adhesion.

Synonyms for Adhesive:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • adhesive.
  •cohesive (adjective)
  • tough.
  •gooey (adjective)
  • gluiest,
  • gluier.
  •gummy (adjective)
  • most cohesive,
  • more cohesive.
  •pasty (adjective)
  • doughiest,
  • more gluelike,
  • most gluelike.
  •sticking (adjective)
  • Adhering,
  • Attaching,
  • Clingy,
  • holding.
  •tenacious (adjective)
  • clingiest,
  • more retentive,
  • in-separable,
  • most retentive,
  • clingier,
  • in separable,
  • retentive.
  •viscous (adjective)
  • ropiest,
  • more syrupy,
  • most syrupy.

• n.

  •
  • conformable,
  • tending to adhere,
  • sticking fast,
  • binder,
  • paste,
  • Emplastic,
  • Agglutinant,
  • hugging,
  • gelatinous,
  • fixative,
  • waxy,
  • Clinging.
  •
  • keep,
  • clean.
  •adherent (noun)
  • adherent.
  •adhesive (noun)
  • gummed,
  • tarry,
  • coherent,
  • sticky,
  • agglutinative,
  • pasty,
  • icky,
  • resiny,
  • adhesive material,
  • resinous,
  • self-sealing,
  • bondable,
  • agglutinate,
  • pitchy.
  •cement (noun)
  • gunks,
  • rubber cements,
  • stickums.
  •gum (noun)
  • cohesive substances.
  •plaster (noun)
  • Stuccoes,
  • Stuccos,
  • stucco,
  • gypsum,
  • gypsums.
  •stick on (noun)
  • stick on.
  •substance (noun)
  • adhesive agent.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • scotch tape,
  • epoxy resin,
  • sealing wax,
  • mastic,
  • Superglue,
  • sellotape,
  • sticker,
  • Blu-Tack,
  • tacky.
  •
  • thick,
  • tape.
  •
  • size.
  •sticky
  • self-adhesive,
  • viscosity.

Paraphrases for Adhesive:

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    sticker.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    sticker.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    resin, gummed, sticky.
  • Proper noun, singular
    sticky.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    resin, glue, bonding, tape, sticky.

Antonyms for Adhesive:

• adj.

  • all
    nonadhesive.
  • sticking
    open, separated, inadhesive, loose.
  • Other antonyms:
    separable, free.

Adhesive Sentence Examples:

• It had broken up; spring had come, like a thief in the night; and the ice below having given way, while the mass above had acquired too much power to be resisted, everything was set in motion; and, like the death of the strong man, the disruption of fields in themselves so thick and adhesive, had produced an agony surpassing the usual struggle of the seasons.

• Protected in tin and cardboard boxes, wrapped with adhesive tape, and covered with a coating of paraffine melted and poured over them, they had turned the water in nearly every instance.

Homophones for Adhesive:

• Addis Ababa, atakapa, attacapa.

Hypernym for Adhesive:

• n.

  • substance
    library paste, cement, paste, rubber cement, binder, spirit gum, lime, birdlime.

Hyponym for Adhesive:

• n.

  • substance
    stuff, material.

Meronym for Adhesive:

• n.

  • substance
    epoxy, epoxy glue, epoxy resin.