fastening

The word “fastening” has 3 syllables: fas-ten-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈfæsnɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for fastening?

In the thesaurus, “fastening” has 116 synonyms and 44 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for fastening along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for fastening

adhering
affection
affixing
aiming
anchoring
attaching
attachment
attending
battening
belaying
bending
bolting
bond
buttoning
catching
cement
centering
cinching
clamping
clasp
clasping
clenching
clinching
clipping
coapting
concentrating
connecting
connection
constraint
cord
curb
directing
doing up
embedding
engraining
entrenching
fastener
fetter
fixing
focusing
focussing
fondness
glueing
gluing
hampering
handcuff
hanging
harnessing
hasping
heeding
hitching
hook
hookup
imbedding
implanting
ingraining
intrenching
joining
joint
knot
lacing
lashing
latching
leveling
levelling
ligature
limit
limitation
link
linkage
linking
linkup
lock
lodging
manacle
minding
mooring
nailing
nexus
pasting
pinning
plastering
pointing
reaffixing
reattaching
refastening
refixing
refocusing
resecuring
restraint
restriction
riveting
screwing
securing
setting
shackle
shackling
stapling
sticking
strapping
stuffing
sympathy
tacking
tackling
tie
tie-up
tieing
toggling
training
trammel
tying
union
uniting
wedging
yoke
yoking

Antonyms for fastening

breaking up
detaching
disconnecting
disengaging
disjoining
disjointing
dissevering
dissociating
disuniting
dividing
divorcing
emancipation
extracting
freedom
liberation
loosening
loosing
parting
prizing
prying
pulling
release
separating
separation
severing
splitting
sundering
unbinding
uncoupling
undoing
unfastening
unfettering
unfixing
unhooking
unlashing
unlinking
unloosening
unloosing
untieing
untying
unyoking
uprooting
wresting
yanking

Meanings of fastening

verb
1. To attach or connect in a secure manner.
2. To cause to take close effect; to make to tell; to land.
noun
1. A hook or similar restraint used to fasten things together; fastener.

Example Sentences

He struggled with fastening the button on his coat because it was too tight.
The workers are busy fastening the final panels to the wall.
She was fastening her shoes before heading out for a run.
Fastening the seatbelt is important for your safety in the car.
The machine is used for fastening parts together during the assembly process.

On this page you'll find 160 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to fastening, such as: adhering, affection, affixing, aiming, anchoring, attaching, attachment.

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