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

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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

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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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1. Margaret Kudzma:

   They helped me hand out flyers, hang posters, and search neighbors‘ yards. We set up feeding stations and night vision cameras in areas where sightings were reported.

2. Andre Bakhos:

   By no means is this indicative of the worst is over, we've had a very erratic, choppy start to the year and the China news is going to give investors a reason to do some short covering and something to hang their hats on.

3. James Holton:

   She's just a good kid that worked hard. She spent most of her time around family. Had a few good friends. She would hang out here and there. She wasn't the type to always be out, [A] friend came and visit her from Jersey, and they went out yesterday for a little bit. … She had a really great personality, was just was living her life, and she was trying to stay away from any trouble and didn't hit bars like that. It was very unusual for her to even go to a bar.

4. Zachory Berta-Thompson:

   If we find this pretty hot planet has managed to hang onto its atmosphere over the billions of years it’s been around, that bodes well for the long-term goal of studying cooler planets that could have life.

5. Hendrik W. Van Loon:

   In history as in life it is success that counts. Start a political upheaval and let yourself be caught, and you will hang as a traitor. But place yourself at the head of a rebellion and gain your point, and all future generations will worship you as the Father of their Country.