Synonyms for adhere
ædˈhɪərad·her·e

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1. adhereverb

   Antonyms:
   cleave

2. adhereverb

   Antonyms:
   cleave

3. adhereverb

   Antonyms:
   cleave

4. adhereverb

   Antonyms:
   cleave

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. adhere

   Synonyms:
   abide, hold fast, persist, stand fast, stay, stick

   Antonyms:
   fluctuate, hesitate, oscillate, swerve, undulate, vacillate, vary, veer, waver

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1. adhere

   Synonyms:
   stick, cohere, cleave, hold, attach, unite, fix, join, cling

   Antonyms:
   disunite, part, separate, divide, secede, sunder, sever

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. adhereverb

   be compatible or in accordance with

   "You must adhere to the rules"

   Synonyms:
   cleave, stick to, bond, stick, cling, cohere, stick by, hold fast, stand by, bind

2. adhereverb

   follow through or carry out a plan without deviation

   "They adhered to their plan"

   Synonyms:
   cleave, stick to, bond, stick, cling, cohere, stick by, hold fast, stand by, bind

3. cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohereverb

   come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

   "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

   Synonyms:
   stand by, stupefy, stick by, baffle, stick, perplex, cleave, bond, get, mystify, flummox, cling, bind, beat, stick around, nonplus, rive, dumbfound, split, lodge, sting, hold fast, deposit, amaze, stick to, stay put, gravel, cohere, stay, hang, bewilder, wedge, vex, pose, puzzle

4. adhere, stickverb

   be a devoted follower or supporter

   "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles"

   Synonyms:
   get, stick, bewilder, hold fast, stay, cohere, pose, puzzle, amaze, gravel, stand by, mystify, nonplus, stick to, stick by, baffle, cling, cleave, stick around, beat, bind, flummox, wedge, dumbfound, perplex, stay put, deposit, sting, vex, lodge, stupefy, bond

5. stand by, stick by, stick, adhereverb

   be loyal to

   "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"

   Synonyms:
   stand by, stupefy, stick by, baffle, stick, perplex, cleave, bond, get, mystify, flummox, cling, bind, beat, stick around, nonplus, dumbfound, cohere, lodge, sting, hold fast, stick about, deposit, amaze, stick to, stay put, gravel, stay, bewilder, wedge, vex, pose, puzzle

6. adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick toverb

   stick to firmly

   "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"

   Synonyms:
   stand by, stupefy, stick by, baffle, attach, perplex, tie up, cleave, bond, get, mystify, bandage, flummox, cling, bind, cohere, truss, stick around, constipate, nonplus, beat, draw together, stick, dumbfound, follow, obligate, lodge, sting, hold fast, tie, oblige, deposit, amaze, tie down, stick to, stay put, gravel, stay, bewilder, wedge, vex, pose, stick with, hold, puzzle, bring together

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1. • Agree
   • Be
   • Implement

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1. adhereverb

   Synonyms:
   stick, cling, cleave, hold, cohere, take hold, be firmly fixed

2. adhereverb

   Synonyms:
   be faithful, be devoted, be attached, stand by, be true

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1. List of paraphrases for "adhere":

   accede, comply, join, conform, stick, acceding, abide, subscribe, respect, observe, adheres, follow, meet

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ADHERE

   Synonyms:
   Acute Decompensated Heart Failure National Registry

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1. Christopher Gardner:

   It’s hard to adhere to a diet in a society which allows ultraprocessed comfort foods like bacon-on-a-stick to be the norm, and asking society to change a major tenant of everyday living is going to be very challenging, but I would also tell you the plant-based food movement is the fastest-growing food movement in the country.

2. President Tayyip Erdogan:

   By breaking the speed of the virus' spread in two to three weeks, we will get through this period as soon as possible with as little damage as possible, bright days await us, so long as we adhere by the warnings, remain cautious and careful.

3. Stephen Onufrak:

   While work foods aren't really necessarily a huge source of calories overall in people's diets, I think they are still a significant source, if Stephen Onufrak look at the quality of the foods people got, it definitely did not necessarily adhere to the dietary guidelines very closely.

4. Le Drian:

   The region deserves better than further destabilization provoked by American withdrawal. So we want to adhere to it and see to it that Iran does too, that Iran behaves with restraint.

5. Bernd Osterloh:

   A new corporate structure needs to reflect these modular platforms. The individual brands should be forced to adhere to the specifications of the various platforms.