restuck

Put back on

Restuck is the past tense of restick—to stick something again after it has come loose or been removed: I restuck the poster to the wall with fresh tape.

The word appears most often with adhesive items like stickers, notes, or tape that need reattaching.

adhesion

reattached

Joined back together

retaped · resealed · repositioned · reaffixed · replaced · remounted · patched · mended · repaired · secured

impasse

trapped

Unable to escape

mired · halted · blocked · hindered · obstructed · immobilized · deadlocked · gridlocked · jammed · wedged

Opposites
adhesion state

restuckunstuck

No longer attached

detached · loosened · peeled off · unfastened · unglued

action direction

restuckremoved

Taken from position

peeled · pulled off · stripped · ripped off · torn off

permanence of bond

restuckcemented

Fastened with lasting adhesion

fused · welded · fixed · sealed

Family

stick, sticky, stuck, sticks, sticker, sticking, unstuck, stickler, unstick

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G