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Synonyms for cement

23 synonyms
1 meaning

verb
noun

Most common

glue agglutinate

All synonyms

Verb

glue, bond, stick, join, connect, bind, unite, attach, fasten, cohere, agglutinate, affix, cling, adhere, annex US, annexe UK, clinch

Noun

1. Plaster

plaster, mortar, stucco

Other

adhesive, cementum, sticker, lute

Definitions

v. 1
To affix with cement.
n. 1
A powdered substance produced by firing (calcining) calcium carbonate (limestone) and clay that develops strong cohesive properties when mixed with water. The main ingredient of concrete.

Related words

Word family: cementite
Phrases: asbestos cement cement board cement mixer cement overcoat cement shoes cement steel fibre cement hydraulic cement

Forms

Plural: cements → plasters, mortars, stuccos, adhesives…
Past participle: cemented
e.g. cemented → glued, bonded, sticked, joined…

Example sentences

glue The boards are held together using only wood glue.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
cement		falling
glue		rising
agglutinate		falling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: join¹, bond¹, glue¹, bind¹, lute¹
5 letters: stick¹, unite², cling¹, annex², affix²
6 letters: attach², mortar², adhere², clinch¹, fasten², stucco², annexe, cohere²
7 letters: connect², sticker², plaster²
8 letters: adhesive³, cementum
11 letters: agglutinate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unite² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: cimenter
Italiano: cementare
Español: cimentar
Deutsch: zementieren