Adhesive

English

Adjective

Adhesive (comparative more Adhesive, superlative most Adhesive)

1. Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.
2. Apt or tending to adhere; clinging.

Noun

Adhesive (plural Adhesives)

1. A substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion.

Synonyms for Adhesive

sticky, glutinous, gummy, cohesive, viscous, viscid, waxy, tenacious, gelatinous.

Antonyms for Adhesive

inadhesive, loose, separable, apart, free, separated.

Related terms

• adhere
• adherence
• adherent
• coherent
• inherent

Thesaurus

adherent; affixation; amylaceous; annexation; attachment; barnacle; binding; birdlime; bond; bramble; brier; bulldog; bulldogged; bulldoggish; bulldoggy; bullheaded; burr; cement; clabbered; clammy; clasping; clingy; clotted; coagulated; curdled; decal; decalcomania; doughy; fastener; fastening; fish glue; gaumy; gelatinous; girding; glairy; glue; gluelike; gluey; gluten; glutenous; glutinose; glutinous; gooey; grumous; gum; gumbo; gumbolike; gumlike; gummous; gummy; gunk; heavy; hooking; inspissated; jelled; jellied; jellylike; knot; lashing; leech; library paste; ligation; lime; limpet; lute; mastic; molasses; mucilage; mucilaginous; obstinate; paste; pasty; persistent; plaster; prickle; putty; remora; ropy; rubber cement; sealing wax; self-adhesive; size; slabby; slimy; slithery; solder; splice; starchy; stickable; sticker; sticking; sticky; stodgy; stringy; stubborn; syrup; syrupy; tacky; tenacious; thick; thickened; thorn; tieing; tough; tremelloid; tremellose; viscid; viscose; viscous; wafer; zipping

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ædˈhi.sɪv/