hanging
The word “hanging” has 2 syllables: hang-ing
It's pronounced as /ˈhæŋɪŋ/
What is synonym and antonym for hanging?
In the thesaurus, “hanging” has 23 synonyms and 15 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for hanging along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for hanging
- basing
- bowed
- bowing
- dangling
- decline
- depending
- descent
- dip
- downhill
- drooping
- fall
- falling
- floating
- hang
- hovering
- hung
- nodding
- pendant
- sagging
- sailing
- slinging
- swinging
- weeping
Antonyms for hanging
- ascent
- distending
- erect
- plunging
- rigid
- rise
- rising
- settling
- sinking
- stiff
- stiffening
- straightening
- upgrade
- uphill
- upright
Meanings of hanging
- verb
- To be or remain suspended.
- To float, as if suspended.
- (of a ball in cricket, tennis, etc.) To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground.
- To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.
- To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, hinges or the like.
- To execute (someone) by suspension from the neck.
- To be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose.
- (used in maledictions) To damn.
- To loiter, hang around, to spend time idly.
- To exhibit (an object) by hanging.
- To apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall).
- To decorate (something) with hanging objects.
- To remain persistently in one's thoughts.
- To prevent from reaching a decision, especially by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous.
- To stop responding to manual input devices such as keyboard and mouse.
- To cause (a program or computer) to stop responding.
- To cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture.
- To be vulnerable to capture.
- Of a pitcher, to throw a hittable off-speed pitch.
- adjective
- Suspended.
- (of a piece) Unprotected and exposed to capture.
- (of an off-speed pitch) Hittable; poorly executed by the pitcher hence relatively easy to hit.
- (of a person) ugly; very unattractive.
- noun
- The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).
- A sometimes public event at which a person is hanged.
- Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins or posters).
- The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged.
Example Sentences
- The beautiful hanging plants added a touch of nature to the room.
- I saw a hanging sign at the entrance of the store.
- She was hanging her clothes on the line after washing them.
- The hanging lights created a cozy atmosphere in the garden.
- There was a hanging painting on the wall that caught my attention.
On this page you'll find 38 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to hanging, such as: ascent, basing, bowed, bowing, dangling, decline, depending.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
caballing
- allying
- collaborating
- collude
- connive
- conspire
- cooperate
- cooperating
- devise
- ganging up
- hanging together
- hatch
- leaguing
- operate
- organizing
- sketch
- tend
dangling
- drooping
- hanging
- pendant
- suspended
- swinging
fall
- become
- cascade
- collapse
- crash
- declination
- decline
- decrease
- degradation
- demise
- dent
- depreciate
- descend
- descent
- deterioration
- die
- diminish
- dip
- disaster
- dive
- down
- downfall
- downhill
- drop
- dwindle
- ease
- failure
- falter
- give up
- go down
- hanging
- land
- lose
- loss
- occur
- perish
- plummet
- plunge
- recession
- reduction
- setback
- settle
- sink
- slide
- slip
- slope
- slump
- spill
- stumble
- subside
- succumb
- surrender
- take place
- throw
- topple
- trespass
- trip
- tumble
- vanish
- wander
- waterfall
falling behind
- crawling
- delaying
- dragging
- dropping behind
- hanging fire
- lingering
- marking time
- poking