hangs

The word “hangs” has 1 syllable: hangs

It's pronounced as /hæŋz/

What is synonym and antonym for hangs?

In the thesaurus, “hangs” has 74 synonyms and 30 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for hangs

assumes
balances
balloons
bases
basins
bobs
buoys
cascades
collapses
crumples
dangles
declensions
declines
declivities
depends
depressions
descents
dips
downgrades
downhills
drapes
drifts
droops
drops
establishes
falls
festoons
flags
floats
founds
garlands
glides
grounds
hangings
hinges
hollows
hooks
hovers
juts
lolls
mounts
overhangs
pins
poises
postulates
predicates
premises
presumes
presupposes
projects
protrudes
rafts
rests
rides
sags
sails
sinks
slings
slouches
slumps
stays
sticks out
strings
subsides
supposes
suspends
swags
swims
swings
tacks
turns
wafts
wilts
yields

Antonyms for hangs

acclivities
ascents
dips
distends
dives
glacis
grades
gradients
hills
immerses
inclinations
inclines
leans
lunges
pitches
plunges
rakes
rises
settles
sinks
stiffens
straightens
submerges
submerses
tilts
unbends
uncurls
upgrades
uphills
uprises

Meanings of hangs

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.

Example Sentences

He hangs his coat on the hook by the door every day.
The painting hangs on the wall in the living room.
She hangs her keys by the entrance so she never forgets them.
The clock hangs perfectly centered above the fireplace.
The new light fixture hangs low over the dining table.

On this page you'll find 104 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to hangs, such as: acclivities, ascents, assumes, balances, balloons, bases, basins.

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