10
tenacious(adjective, strong, free, firm, resolute)
7
adhering(verb, joining, attaching, cohering)
6
sticking(verb, attaching, adhering)
5
cling(noun, verb, reason, agreement, integrity)
4
adherent(adjective, tacky, sticky, viscous, adhesive)
4
adhesive(adjective, tacky, sticky, viscous, gummy)
4
devoted(adjective, resinous, adhering, osculant)
4
coherence(noun, reason, agreement, unity, consistency)
3
adherence(noun, reason, agreement, integrity, unity)
3
attaching(verb, joining, attaching)
3
bond(noun, reason, agreement, integrity, unity)
3
cohering(verb, cohering)
3
cohesion
3
cohesive
3
connecting(verb, joining, attaching, cohering)
3
joining(verb, joining, attaching)
3
retentive
3
set
3
sticky(adjective, tacky, viscous, adhesive, gummy)
2
abutting(verb, joining, attaching)
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