clinger
Won't let go
A clinger is someone who clings—who attaches themselves too closely or refuses to let go.
The word usually describes a person in a relationship who is excessively needy or dependent: He broke up with her because she was such a clinger.
It implies emotional desperation that makes the other person uncomfortable.
Material that bonds objects
- stickyApt to adhere
- gripSecure manual hold
- staticWithout motion or change
- velcroFabric fastener using hooks
suction · burr · tendril · vine · ivy · barnacle · limpet · leech
Wanting in essentials
- dependentRequiring outside support
- insecureLacking self-assurance
- possessiveOverly attached, often toxically
- smotheringDepriving of air
codependent · anxious · jealous · demanding · overbearing · enmeshed · attachment · helicopter
Inert, unproductive mass
- millstoneGrain-crushing circular stone
- albatrossLong-winged oceanic bird
- dragResistance through fluid
- hanger-onOpportunistic social dependent
freeloader · dependent · liability · encumbrance · parasite · moocher · sponger · tagalong
Stubbornly determined to continue
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
- stubbornRefusing to change course
- doggedStubbornly persevering
steadfast · relentless · unyielding · holdout · survivor · straggler · hanger-on · last-ditch
adhesive
Material that bonds objects
velcro · suction · burr · tendril · vine · ivy · barnacle · limpet · leech · gecko
needy
Wanting in essentials
- dependentRequiring outside support
- insecureLacking self-assurance
- possessiveOverly attached, often toxically
smothering · codependent · anxious · jealous · demanding · overbearing · enmeshed · attachment · helicopter · suffocating
deadweight
Inert, unproductive mass
hanger-on · freeloader · dependent · liability · encumbrance · parasite · moocher · sponger · tagalong · appendage
tenacious
Stubbornly determined to continue
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
- stubbornRefusing to change course
dogged · steadfast · relentless · unyielding · holdout · survivor · straggler · hanger-on · last-ditch · never-say-die
- hangers-onhanger-on, tagalong, leech, parasite, freeloader
- mayfliesmayfly, mayflies, ephemera, imago, nymph
- sycophantssycophant, sycophants, toady, toadies, bootlicker
clingerloner
One who avoids company
lone wolf · free spirit · rugged individualist · avoider · commitment-phobe
- cling toHold fast to
- clinging toGripping without releasing
- cling wrapAdhesive food covering
- static clingCharge-caused fabric attraction
- clinging onGrasping something tightly, persistently
- cling onGrip something tenaciously