fastened
Locked into place
Fastened is the past tense of fasten—to attach, secure, or close something firmly.
A door is fastened with a lock, a seatbelt fastened with a click, a button fastened through its hole.
Eyes fastened on something are fixed intently: Her gaze fastened on the stranger across the room.
Fastened with a mechanism
- boltedFastened or fled suddenly
- latchedFastened with hook mechanism
- clampedSecured by compression
- anchoredFixed securely in position
fixed · braced · immobilized · stabilized · nailed · screwed · riveted · barred
Tied rope fastening
- ropeThick twisted fibers
- stringSlender fiber or character sequence
- cordFlexible twisted strand
- lacesShoe-closing strings
ribbon · bound · tethered · lashed · cinched · trussed · bridled · knotted
Securing device that clicks
snap · button · latch · zipper · velcro · grommet · staple · rivet
locked
Fastened with a mechanism
anchored · fixed · braced · immobilized · stabilized · nailed · screwed · riveted · barred · deadbolted
knot
Tied rope fastening
laces · ribbon · bound · tethered · lashed · cinched · trussed · bridled · knotted · looped
clasp
Securing device that clicks
hook · snap · button · latch · zipper · velcro · grommet · staple · rivet · anchor
glue
Bonding substance
- adhesiveMaterial that bonds objects
- epoxyCatalyst-cured bonding compound
- weldedJoined metals by melting
soldered · fused · cemented · laminated · sealed · spliced · bonding · cohesive · merged · integrated
torque
Rotational force measurement
taut · tense · constrict · wrench · screw · grip · snug · stretched · strained · ratcheted
- boundbound, tied, restrained, confined, restricted
- fastening stateslocked, unlocked, latched, unlatched, bolted
- tightnesstight, taut, snug, constricting, compressed
- fabric statesworn, clean, dirty, ripped, stretched
- stoppedstopped, halted, ceased, ended, finished
- stuckjammed, clogged, trapped, stuck in mud, snowed in
fastenedunfastened
Not held closed
undone · unsecured · untied · unbuttoned · unlatched
- fasten your seatbeltsSecure your restraint
- fasten upTo close securely
- fasten seatbelts
- fasten securely
- paper fastenerDevice binding loose sheets
- snap fastenerPress-together clothing closure
fasten, unfasten, fastening, fastener, fastens, unfastened, unfastening, refasten, refastened