adhesion | Definition of adhesion

Synonyms and Antonyms of adhesion

1 a physical sticking to as if by glue

discourages the use of photo albums that keep the pictures in place by adhesion to the pages

Synonyms of adhesion

adherence, bonding, cling

Words Related to adhesion

agglutination, clumping, cohesion

adhesiveness, attachment, cohesiveness, tenacity

cementing, gluing (also glueing)

Antonyms of adhesion

2 adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty

she has always shown steadfast adhesion to psychiatry's code of ethics

Synonyms of adhesion

allegiance, attachment, commitment, constancy, dedication, devotedness, devotion, faith, faithfulness, fastness, fealty, fidelity, loyalty, piety, steadfastness, troth

Words Related to adhesion

affection, fondness

determination, firmness, resolution

dependability, reliability, trustability, trustiness, trustworthiness

Near Antonyms of adhesion

alienation, disaffection, estrangement, separation

Antonyms of adhesion

disloyalty, faithlessness, falseness, falsity, inconstancy, infidelity, perfidiousness, perfidy, treachery, unfaithfulness