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 100 synonyms and 39 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for hanging

assuming
balancing
ballooning
basin
basing
beetling
bobbing
bowed
bowing
buoying
cascading
collapsing
crumpling
dangling
declension
decline
declined
declining
declivity
dependent
depending
depression
descendant
descendent
descending
descent
dip
dipping
downgrade
downhill
draping
drifting
drooping
droopy
dropping
establishing
fall
falling
fastened to
festooning
flagging
floating
floppy
founding
garlanding
gliding
grounding
hang
hinging
hollow
hooking
hovering
hung
inclining
jutting
limp
lolling
mounting
nodding
overhanging
pendant
pendent
pendulant
pendulous
pinning
poising
postulating
predicating
premising
presuming
presupposing
projecting
protruding
rafting
resting
riding
sagging
sailing
sinking
slinging
slouching
slumping
staying
sticking out
stooping
stringing
subsiding
supposing
suspended
suspending
swagging
swaying
swimming
swinging
tacking
turning
wafting
weeping
wilting
yielding

Antonyms for hanging

acclivity
ascent
dipping
distending
diving
elevated
erect
glacis
grade
gradient
hill
immersing
inclination
incline
inflexible
lean
lunging
pitch
plunging
raised
rake
rigid
rise
rising
settling
sinking
stiff
stiffening
straightening
submerging
submersing
tilt
unbending
uncurling
upgrade
uphill
upraised
upright
uprise

Meanings of hanging

verb
1. To be or remain suspended.
2. To float, as if suspended.
3. (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.
4. To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.
5. To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, hinges or the like.
6. To execute (someone) by suspension from the neck.
7. 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.
8. (used in maledictions) To damn.
9. To loiter, hang around, to spend time idly.
10. To exhibit (an object) by hanging.
11. To apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall).
12. To decorate (something) with hanging objects.
13. To remain persistently in one's thoughts.
14. To prevent from reaching a decision, especially by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous.
15. To stop responding to manual input devices such as keyboard and mouse.
16. To cause (a program or computer) to stop responding.
17. To cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture.
18. To be vulnerable to capture.
19. Of a pitcher, to throw a hittable off-speed pitch.
adjective
1. Suspended.
2. (of a piece) Unprotected and exposed to capture.
3. (of an off-speed pitch) Hittable; poorly executed by the pitcher hence relatively easy to hit.
4. (of a person) ugly; very unattractive.
noun
1. The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).
2. A sometimes public event at which a person is hanged.
3. Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins or posters).
4. 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 139 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to hanging, such as: acclivity, ascent, assuming, balancing, ballooning, basin, basing.

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