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Synonyms of hang

27 similar words

Another word for hang is dangle. Other synonyms of hang are be suspend, float, hover, drop and lower.

Synonyms and similar words for hang

verbTo be or remain suspended.

  • be suspend
  • dangleTo hang loosely with the ability to swing.

verbTo float, as if suspended.

  • float
  • hoverSometimes followed by over: to hang around or linger in a place, especially in an uncertain manner.

verbTo hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.

  • dropOf the testicles: to hang further away from the body and begin producing sperm due to puberty.
  • lower

verbTo cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, hinges, or the like.

verbTo kill (someone) by suspension from the neck, usually as a form of execution or suicide.

verbTo be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by...

  • go to the gallows

verbTo loiter; to hang around; to spend time idly.

  • hang outUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hang, out.
  • hang aboutEspecially in the form to hang about with (someone): to spend time or be friends with.
  • hang aroundTo spend time or be friends. (especially to hang around with someone).
  • loiter

verbTo exhibit (an object) by hanging.

verbTo apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall).

verbTo decorate (something) with hanging objects.

verbTo cause (a program or computer) to stop responding.

  • freezeOf a machine or system, to come to a sudden halt, to stop working (functioning).

verbMore synonyms

  • string upTo kill (a person) by hanging, especially to lynch.
  • swing informalTo hang from the gallows; to be punished by hanging, swing for something or someone; (often hyperbolic) to be severely...
  • lock upTo cease responding.
  • take a ride to Tyburn archaicTo be executed.

Meaning of hang

  1. verb To be or remain suspended.
  2. verb To float, as if suspended.
  3. verb To veer in one direction.

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Questions about synonyms of hang

What is another word for hang?
Hang has 27 synonyms on Word.ws, such as dangle, be suspend, float, hover, drop, lower, suspend and hook.
What does hang mean?
Hang means to be or remain suspended.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hang (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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