HANGING Synonyms
There are 33 hypernyms of the word hanging. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for HANGING
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suspended | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment | ||||||||
dangling | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely) | ||||||||
drooping | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • weak from exhaustion • hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness) • having branches or flower heads that bend downward | ||||||||
pendent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring) • branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling adjective satellite • held from above and hanging down | ||||||||
swinging | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
noun • changing location by moving back and forth adjective satellite • characterized by a buoyant rhythm | ||||||||
adorning | verbv | |||||||
verb • make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. • be beautiful to look at • furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors | ||||||||
appending | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • add to the very end • fix to; attach • state or say further | ||||||||
depending | ||||||||
verb • be contingent upon (something that is elided) • have faith or confidence in | ||||||||
suspending | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • hang freely • cause to be held in suspension in a fluid • bar temporarily; from school, office, etc. • stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it • make inoperative or stop • render temporarily ineffective | ||||||||
string up | verbv | |||||||
verb • kill by hanging • add as if on a string | ||||||||
advert | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a public promotion of some product or service verb • give heed (to) • make a more or less disguised reference to • make reference to | ||||||||
attend | verbv | |||||||
verb • be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc. • take charge of or deal with • to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result • work for, or be a servant to • give heed (to) | ||||||||
bedeck | verbv | |||||||
verb • decorate | ||||||||
bent | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way • grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens • an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges • a special way of doing something adjective satellite • fixed in your purpose • used of the back and knees; stooped • of metal e.g. | ||||||||
cling | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit verb • come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation • to remain emotionally or intellectually attached • hold on tightly or tenaciously | ||||||||
dangle | verbv | |||||||
verb • hang loosely • cause to dangle or hang freely | ||||||||
deck | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any of various platforms built into a vessel • street name for a packet of illegal drugs • a pack of 52 playing cards • a porch that resembles the deck on a ship verb • be beautiful to look at • decorate • knock down with force | ||||||||
decorate | verbv | |||||||
verb • make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. • be beautiful to look at • award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to • provide with decoration | ||||||||
drop | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a shape that is spherical and small • a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid) • a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity • a steep high face of rock • a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property) • a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity • a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery • a central depository where things can be left or picked up • the act of dropping something verb • let fall to the ground • to fall vertically • go down in value • fall or descend to a lower place or level • terminate an association with • utter with seeming casualness • stop pursuing or acting • remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave • cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow • lose (a game) • pay out • lower the pitch of (musical notes) • hang loosely • stop associating with • let or cause to fall in drops • to remove • take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth • omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing • leave undone or leave out • change from one level to another • fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death • grow progressively worse • give birth; used for animals | ||||||||
exhibit | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence • something shown to the public verb • show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill • to show, make visible or apparent • give an exhibition of to an interested audience • walk ostentatiously | ||||||||