1. (verb)cleave, split, rive separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument Synonyms: divide, carve up, separate, cohere, adhere, dissever, split, part, break open, break, cling, cleave, stick, pull, burst, split up, break up, rip, rive, rend
2. (verb)cleave make by cutting into Synonyms: cohere, adhere, split, stick, cling, rive
3. (verb)cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation 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, adhere
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'cleave'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. cleave Rend and tear are applied to the separating of textile substances into parts by force violently applied (rend also to frangible substances), tear being the milder, rend the stronger word. Synonyms: rend, break, cleave, mangle, rive, sever, sunder, burst, lacerate, rip, rupture, slit, tear Antonyms: heal, mend, reunite, secure, sew, solder, stitch, unite, weld, join
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