latch

The word “latch” has 1 syllable: latch

It's pronounced as /lætʃ/


What is synonym and antonym for latch?

In the thesaurus, “latch” has 58 synonyms and 31 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for latch

  • adhere
  • affix
  • attach
  • bar
  • batten
  • belay
  • bend
  • bolt
  • button
  • catch
  • cinch
  • clamp
  • clasp
  • clench
  • clinch
  • clip
  • close
  • close up
  • coapt
  • connect
  • do up
  • fasten
  • fastening
  • fix
  • glue
  • hang
  • harness
  • hasp
  • hook
  • join
  • lace
  • lash
  • link
  • lock
  • make fast
  • nail
  • padlock
  • paste
  • pin
  • plaster
  • reaffix
  • reattach
  • refasten
  • refix
  • resecure
  • rivet
  • screw
  • secure
  • shackle
  • staple
  • stick
  • strap
  • tack
  • tackle
  • tie
  • toggle
  • unite
  • yoke

Antonyms for latch

  • break up
  • detach
  • disconnect
  • disjoin
  • disjoint
  • dissever
  • dissociate
  • disunite
  • divide
  • divorce
  • key
  • loose
  • loosen
  • open
  • part
  • separate
  • sever
  • split
  • sunder
  • unbind
  • uncouple
  • undo
  • unfasten
  • unfix
  • unhook
  • unlash
  • unlatch
  • unlink
  • unlock
  • untie
  • unyoke

Meanings of latch

  • verb
    1. To close or lock as if with a latch.
    2. To catch; lay hold of.
    3. To smear; to anoint.
  • noun
    1. A fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side.
    2. A flip-flop electronic circuit.
    3. A latching.
    4. A crossbow.
    5. That which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare.
    6. A breastfeeding baby's connection to the breast.
    7. A lightweight lock to protect internal structures from being modified by multiple concurrent accesses.

Example Sentences

  • Please remember to latch the gate when you leave the yard.
  • The old door had a rusty latch that was difficult to open.
  • She was careful to latch the window before going to bed.
  • The latch on the box clicked shut, securing its contents.
  • He had to latch onto the railing to prevent himself from falling.

On this page you'll find 89 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to latch, such as: adhere, affix, attach, bar, batten, belay, bend.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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absorb

  • abate
  • abide
  • accept
  • acculturate
  • accustom
  • acquiesce
  • allow
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  • amalgamate
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  • attract
  • bankrupt
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  • bewitch
  • bide
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  • grasp
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  • hack
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  • hypnotize
  • imbibe
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  • incorporate
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  • involve
  • latch onto
  • lavish
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  • stand
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  • take
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  • throw away
  • tolerate
  • tough it out
  • undermine
  • understand
  • use
  • use up
  • waste
  • weaken
  • wear

bacchanal

  • affair
  • bacchanalia
  • bake
  • ball
  • bash
  • benefit
  • binge
  • binger
  • blast
  • blowout
  • carnival
  • carouser
  • celebrant
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  • cocktail party
  • cutup
  • dance
  • debauch
  • do
  • event
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  • frolic
  • function
  • fund-raiser
  • gala
  • get-together
  • hen party
  • house party
  • housewarming
  • icebreaker
  • kaffeeklatsch
  • keg party
  • kegger
  • klatch
  • klatsch
  • masquerade
  • meet and greet
  • merrymaker
  • mixer
  • noisemaker
  • occasion
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  • partier
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  • skylarker
  • social
  • soiree
  • stag
  • supper
  • symposium
  • tea
  • tea party
  • wassailer

bacchanalia

bacchanals

  • affairs
  • bacchanalia
  • bakes
  • balls
  • banquet
  • bashes
  • bender
  • benefits
  • binge
  • bingers
  • binges
  • blasts
  • blowouts
  • carouse
  • carousers
  • celebrants
  • celebrations
  • celebrators
  • clambakes
  • cocktail parties
  • cutups
  • dances
  • dos
  • drunk
  • events
  • feast
  • festival
  • fetes
  • formals
  • frolic
  • functions
  • fund-raisers
  • galas
  • get-togethers
  • hen parties
  • house parties
  • housewarmings
  • icebreakers
  • jamboree
  • kaffeeklatsches
  • keg parties
  • keggers
  • klatches
  • klatsches
  • masquerades
  • meet and greets
  • merrymakers
  • mixers
  • noisemakers
  • occasions
  • orgies
  • orgy
  • partiers
  • parties
  • party animals
  • partyers
  • partygoers
  • proms
  • receptions
  • revel
  • revelers
  • revellers
  • roisterers
  • romp
  • salons
  • saturnalia
  • saturnalias
  • shindigs
  • shindy
  • showers
  • skylarkers
  • socials
  • soirees
  • spree
  • stags
  • suppers
  • symposia
  • symposiums
  • tea parties
  • teas
  • wassail
  • wassailers

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