fasten
verbHow many syllables in fasten?
There are 2 syllables in the word fasten.How to pronounce fasten:
Definition of fasten:
- fasten (verb):
- cause to be firmly attached.
- to close by fixing firmly in place or locking
- to attach especially by pinning, tying, or nailing
Synonyms for fasten:
adhere
affix
anchor
attach
bandage
bar
belt
bend
berth
bight
bind
bitt
bolt
brad
brooch
buckle
button
cable
cast anchor
cement
chain
chock
cinch
clamp
clasp
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Antonyms for fasten:
abandon
abate
advocate
aid
allow
assist
bate
be immune
break
break apart
break off
break up
burst
clear
cleave
come apart
come off
come undone
confuse
crack
cut
cut off
damage
dawdle
decouple
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- baffle
- Cora
- straighten
- pompous
- cheery
- gorge
- frisky
- vary
- simply
- awry
- squalid
- burglar
- boldly
- beckons
- pounces
- bravely
- hygiene
- worksheets
- meekly
- patterned
- streamlet
- harbour
- unclothed
- penult
- dwindling
- slogged
- ichor
- commence
- Sanders
- surmount
- decrease
- alludes
- squiggle
- fastly
- grotty
- schoolbook
- guileless
- drudging
- canun
- trundling
- sated
- plenteous
- flashing
- resent
- grunted
- problems
- snooty
- onslaught
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