Synonyms for hanging
- noun
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Necktie party — the act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide)
halter, necktie party dated US
2. Dangling
Other
Adjective
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).
The hanging of the bandits was attended by the whole village.
- n. 2
Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, or posters).
The various hangings on that Christmas tree look nice.
- n. 3
The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged.
I dislike the cramped hanging in the gallery of 18th century painters.
- adj. 1
Suspended.
The hanging vines made the house look older than it was.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- hangings → halters, danglings, suspensions, curtains…
Example sentences
- halter Have the halter ready to place on the horse as you approach.
- dangling Tom had his key dangling around his neck on a chain.
- curtain I know you are hiding yourself behind the curtain.
By length
- 6 letters
- halter2
- 7 letters
- curtain2, drapery3, pendent, pensile
- 8 letters
- dangling3, tapestry3
- 9 letters
- execution4, suspended3, dependent3, dependant, pendulous3
- 10 letters
- suspension3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (halter2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- pendaison
- Italiano
- impiccagione