Synonyms for
Adhere
Definition
to stick to or follow closely
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Formal
Informal
Antonyms
Common collocations
- adhere to the rules
- adhere to the plan
- adhere to the schedule
- adhere to the principles
- adhere to the guidelines
- adhere to the contract
- adhere to the agreement
Word family
Usage note
When used to mean 'stick to' or 'follow', 'adhere to' is the correct phrasal verb. Avoid using 'adhere' alone in this context.
Example sentences
- The sticker will adhere to your notebook.
- I adhere to a strict diet to stay healthy.
- The tape won't adhere to the wet surface.
- I adhere to my beliefs no matter what others say.
- Please adhere to the rules of the classroom.
Quotes
He who seeks to approach his own buried past must conduct himself like a man digging. He must not be afraid to return again and again to the same matter; to scatter it as one scatters earth, to turn it over as one turns over soil. For the matter itself is only a deposit, a stratum, which yields only to the most meticulous examination what constitutes the real treasure hidden within the earth: the images, severed from all earlier associations, that stand --like precious fragments or torsos in a collector's gallery --in the prosaic rooms of our later understanding.
The only way to deal with fear is to face it head on.
Life is a journey, and if you fall in love with the journey, you will be in love forever.