Synonyms for cling to

Most common

hold tight · clutch · hug · cherish

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Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cling, to.

Example sentences

• clutch Tom pushed the clutch pedal down with his left foot.
• hug I cannot hug Taninna. She doesn't love me anymore.
• cherish Plato's my friend, but truth I cherish even more.

By length

3 letters

hug¹

6 letters

clutch¹

7 letters

cherish²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cherish² = 2 syllables).