Synonyms for hang
hæŋhang

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hang

   Synonyms:
   rest, lean, depend, suspend, poise

   Antonyms:
   stand

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. bent, knack, hangnoun

   a special way of doing something

   "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it"

   Synonyms:
   set, bent, bent-grass, knack, bent grass

2. hangnoun

   the way a garment hangs

   "he adjusted the hang of his coat"

   Synonyms:
   knack, bent

3. hangverb

   a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms

   Synonyms:
   knack, bent

4. hangverb

   be suspended or hanging

   "The flag hung on the wall"

   Synonyms:
   fall, advert, string up, cling, attend, give ear, flow, hang up, pay heed

5. hang, hang upverb

   cause to be hanging or suspended

   "Hang that picture on the wall"

   Synonyms:
   fall, advert, string up, cling, attend, give ear, flow, hang up, pay heed

6. hang, string upverb

   kill by hanging

   "The murderer was hanged on Friday"

   Synonyms:
   fall, string, advert, string up, cling, attend, give ear, flow, hang up, pay heed

7. hangverb

   let drop or droop

   "Hang one's head in shame"

   Synonyms:
   fall, advert, string up, cling, attend, give ear, flow, hang up, pay heed

8. hang, fall, flowverb

   fall or flow in a certain way

   "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"

   Synonyms:
   accrue, menstruate, shine, go down, feed, diminish, come down, strike, devolve, flow, precipitate, settle, string up, advert, light, lessen, run, cling, attend, pass, descend, come, fall, return, hang up, give ear, flux, pay heed, decrease, course, fall down

9. hangverb

   be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive

   "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"

   Synonyms:
   fall, advert, string up, cling, attend, give ear, flow, hang up, pay heed

10. attend, hang, advert, pay heed, give earverb

    give heed (to)

    "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said"

    Synonyms:
    serve, wait on, touch, bring up, mention, flow, name, string up, advert, look, attend to, cling, attend, allude, take care, assist, refer, hang up, give ear, cite, fall, pay heed, go to, see

11. hangverb

    be suspended or poised

    "Heavy fog hung over the valley"

    Synonyms:
    fall, advert, string up, cling, attend, give ear, flow, hang up, pay heed

12. cling, hangverb

    hold on tightly or tenaciously

    "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron"

    Synonyms:
    cleave, pay heed, advert, string up, give ear, stick, cling, cohere, attend, adhere, flow, hang up, fall

13. hangverb

    be exhibited

    "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum"

    Synonyms:
    fall, advert, string up, cling, attend, give ear, flow, hang up, pay heed

14. hangverb

    prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury

    Synonyms:
    fall, advert, string up, cling, attend, give ear, flow, hang up, pay heed

15. hangverb

    decorate or furnish with something suspended

    "Hang wallpaper"

    Synonyms:
    fall, advert, string up, cling, attend, give ear, flow, hang up, pay heed

16. hangverb

    be placed in position as by a hinge

    "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!"

    Synonyms:
    fall, advert, string up, cling, attend, give ear, flow, hang up, pay heed

17. hangverb

    place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction

    "hang a door"

    Synonyms:
    fall, advert, string up, cling, attend, give ear, flow, hang up, pay heed

18. hangverb

    suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste

    "hang the venison for a few days"

    Synonyms:
    fall, advert, string up, cling, attend, give ear, flow, hang up, pay heed

Matched Categories

1. • Be
   • Decompose
   • Decorate
   • Drop
   • Fasten
   • Fit
   • Grasp
   • Obstruct
   • Talent

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hangverb

   Synonyms:
   suspend

2. hangverb

   Synonyms:
   execute (by the halter), hang by the neck

3. hangverb

   Synonyms:
   attach (so as to swing)

4. hangverb

   Synonyms:
   incline (the head), decline, bend down, let droop

5. hangverb

   Synonyms:
   drape, adorn with hangings

6. hangverb

   Synonyms:
   depend, dangle, be suspended

7. hangverb

   Synonyms:
   incline, droop, tend downwards

8. hangverb

   Synonyms:
   depend, rely, be dependent

9. hangverb

   Synonyms:
   rest, cling

10. hangverb

    Synonyms:
    be held in fixed attention

11. hangverb

    Synonyms:
    hover, float, play

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1. hangnoun

   Synonyms:
   connection, arrangement, plan

2. hangverb

   Synonyms:
   suspend, dangle, execute, droop, drop, append, attach, depend, rest, hover, impend, threaten, lean, incline, slope, lynch

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1. List of paraphrases for "hang":

   heng, hisashi, hyong, hengchun

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How to use hang in a sentence?

1. Kevin Mofield:

   I make phone calls, they put me on hold and then hang up, no paper work, no nothing. We need answers.

2. Brad Adams:

   Rather than confronting the inherent cruelty of capital punishment, Pakistani officials are puzzling over how to hang a man in a wheelchair, the government should urgently commute Abdul Basit's sentence.

3. Maxine Waters:

   The people are going to turn on them. They’re going to protest. They’re going to absolutely harass them until they decide that they’re going to tell the President, ‘No, I can’t hang with you,’.

4. Mayor Hillary Schieve:

   I thought it [the pride flag] would hang at the front door of city hall.

5. Stratfor Eurasia analyst:

   Vladimir Putin needs this conflict to hang over Ukraine because Vladimir Putin ca n’t let it become a stable functioning state, which would set a dangerous precedent for The Russians. If Ukraine can become pro-Western and democratic then the people of The Russians and Belarus might want to go down the same path, which is a threat to Putin’s rule.