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Synonyms for stick

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

hold on stay put hold out remain adhere cling put up with spear

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Stay — to persist

hold on, stay put, hold out, remain, hang, hang on, abide, bear up, persist, continue, stay the distance, persevere, stay dated

2. Adhere — to become or remain attached; to adhere

adhere, cling, glue, hold fast, cohere formal, attach, bond, affix, cement, bind, fasten, cleave rare

3. Stand — to tolerate, to endure, to stick with

put up with, stand, stand pat, take, bear, live with, tolerate

4. Spear — to press (something with a sharp point) into something else. To stab

spear, stab, pierce, thrust, prick, jab, gore dated

Other

hold, beat UK, stop, get, puzzle, fix, paste, impale, push, draw up, set down, screw

Noun

1. Pin

pin, peg, skewer

2. Cane — an elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton. A…

cane, walking stick

3. Brush — an elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton. A…

brush, twig

Other

rod, wand, switch, stand-by, joint, bat, piece, staff, pole, control wheel

Antonyms

twist, ricochet, wander

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Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To become or remain attached; to adhere.

    The tape will not stick if it melts.

  2. v. 2

    To tolerate, to endure, to stick with.

  3. n. 1

    An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton. A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch.

    The beaver's dam was made out of sticks.

  4. n. 2

    An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton. A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking.

    I don’t need my stick to walk, but it’s helpful.

Related words

Word family
stick-at-itiveness stick-in-the-mud sticklike stickpin sticksman stick-thin stickproof stickable
Phrases
stick out stick to stick together stick with stick it out pointing stick stick around stick by

Forms

Plural
sticks → pins, pegs, skewers, canes…
Past participle
sticked
e.g. sticked → remained, hanged, abid, persisted…

Example sentences

  • hang Recently, you've been depressing to hang out with.
  • adhere I have my own set of values that I must adhere to.
  • cling I do not cling to life sufficiently to fear death.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
stickrising
hangrising
adheresteady

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

By length

3 letters
get1, fix1, pin1, bat1, rod1, peg1, jab1
4 letters
take1, stop1, stay1, hold1, beat1, push1, bear1, hang1, bond1, pole1, glue1, bind1, stab1, gore1
5 letters
stand1, staff1, piece1, joint1, screw1, brush1, paste1, spear1, abide2, prick1, cling1, affix2
6 letters
remain2, switch1, puzzle2, cement2, pierce1, thrust1, attach2, adhere2, fasten2, cleave1, skewer2, impale2, cohere2
7 letters
persist2
8 letters
continue3, tolerate3
9 letters
persevere3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abide2 = 2 syllables).

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