Synonyms for Cling to:

• n.

  •cling to (noun)
  • hold tight,
  • hold close.

• v.

  •cherish (verb)
  • comfort,
  • shelter,
  • prize,
  • sustain,
  • hug,
  • nurse,
  • love,
  • preserve,
  • support,
  • cultivate,
  • treasure,
  • foster,
  • adore,
  • admire,
  • nourish,
  • embrace,
  • coddle,
  • venerate,
  • encourage,
  • reverence,
  • defend,
  • like,
  • safeguard,
  • honor,
  • clasp,
  • appreciate,
  • entertain,
  • value,
  • nurture,
  • enshrine,
  • cosset,
  • shield,
  • fondle,
  • pet,
  • worship,
  • idolize,
  • fancy,
  • revere.
  •clutch (verb)
  • clench,
  • catch,
  • nail,
  • grasp,
  • keep,
  • take,
  • clinch,
  • seize,
  • grip,
  • snag,
  • fasten,
  • hook,
  • collar,
  • nab,
  • snatch.
  •contact (verb)
  • cling to.
  •harbor (verb)
  • believe,
  • regard,
  • maintain,
  • retain,
  • brood over,
  • consider,
  • imagine.
  •retain (verb)
  • detain,
  • possess,
  • retrospect,
  • mind,
  • reminisce,
  • contain,
  • withhold,
  • recall,
  • bear in mind,
  • reserve,
  • save,
  • keep possession,
  • own,
  • restrain,
  • absorb,
  • recollect,
  • hand onto,
  • memorize,
  • put away,
  • keep in mind,
  • remember,
  • enjoy,
  • husband,
  • recognize.

• Other synonyms:

  •hang on
  • hold on.
  •retain
  • Husbanding,
  • Re-collect,
  • Husbanded.
  •Other relevant words:
  • clip,
  • conglomerate,
  • keep up,
  • attach,
  • stick with,
  • stick out,
  • stick to,
  • be obdurate,
  • tailgate,
  • hold together,
  • around,
  • keep going,
  • be tenacious,
  • be intransigent,
  • hang,
  • lie by,
  • carry on,
  • agglomerate,
  • endure,
  • be obstinate,
  • keep close to,
  • stand firm,
  • be indefatigable,
  • treasure up,
  • have,
  • keep at,
  • be stubborn,
  • hold on to,
  • mass,
  • be adamant,
  • be steadfast,
  • cleave,
  • keep on,
  • hold fast,
  • huddle,
  • take hold of,
  • be persistent,
  • persevere,
  • be diligent,
  • resolve,
  • stay near,
  • set,
  • see through,
  • carry through,
  • Embosom,
  • stay,
  • be patient,
  • adhere to,
  • be intractable,
  • be untiring,
  • bear,
  • acquire,
  • adhere,
  • grow together,
  • hang about,
  • be inflexible,
  • hang on,
  • be staunch,
  • stay put,
  • be sedulous,
  • nip,
  • coagulate,
  • persist,
  • hover,
  • be plucky,
  • contract,
  • freeze to,
  • be tireless,
  • solidify,
  • be assiduous,
  • march,
  • cluster,
  • decide,
  • bosom,
  • stand fast,
  • hang together,
  • be pertinacious,
  • stick together,
  • cling,
  • follow closely,
  • congeal,
  • bunch,
  • gripe,
  • go with,
  • bite,
  • be constant,
  • continue,
  • clot,
  • cohere.

Antonyms for Cling to:

• v.

  • cherish
    denounce, forsake, dishonor, disparage, starve, not care, let go, detest, ignore, abandon, hurt, condemn, reject, disregard, deprive, dislike, scorn, destroy, renounce, hate, neglect, release, disrespect, despise, turn away, abhor.
  • clutch
    misunderstand, loose, free, loosen, disbelieve, offer, unfasten, lose, liberate, give, be immune, stop.
  • harbor
    let out, uncover, forget, eject.
  • retain
    dispossess, miss, want, waste, spend, need, exclude, fire, desert, disperse, lack, not have, pass up.

Hypernym for Cling to:

• v.

  • contact
    draw close, cuddle, nuzzle, nestle, nest, snuggle.

Hyponym for Cling to:

• v.

  • contact
    take hold, hold.