Synonyms of hang in English:

hang

See US English definition of hang

See UK English definition of hang

See Spanish definition of colgar

verb

1‘lanterns hung from the ridgepole of the tent’

SYNONYMS

be suspended, hang down, be pendent, dangle, swing, sway

archaic depend

ANTONYMS

rise

2‘it's best to hang your pictures at eye level’

SYNONYMS

put up, fix, attach, affix, fasten, post, display, suspend, stick up, pin up, tack up, nail up, put on a hook

ANTONYMS

take down

3‘size the wall before you hang the wallpaper’

SYNONYMS

paste up, glue on, stick up, fasten on, fix on, attach

ANTONYMS

peel off

4‘the room was hung with banners and streamers’

SYNONYMS

decorate, adorn, drape, festoon, deck out, trick out, bedeck, array, furnish, garland, swathe, cover, ornament

informal get up, do up, do out, tart up

literary bedizen, caparison, furbelow

5‘they hanged the prisoners at a triple gallows’

SYNONYMS

execute by hanging, hang by the neck, send to the gallows, send to the gibbet, send to the scaffold, gibbet, put to death

lynch

informal string up

6‘pollutants hang in the air over the motorway’

SYNONYMS

hover, float, drift, linger, remain static, be suspended, be poised

ANTONYMS

be dispersed

Phrases

hang around

1‘they spent most of their time hanging around restaurants or bars’

SYNONYMS

loiter in, linger in, wait around in, spend time in, loaf in, loaf about in, loaf in, loaf around in, lounge in, lounge about in, lounge in, lounge around in

waste time, kill time, mark time, while away one's time, while away the time, dally

kick one's heels, cool one's heels, twiddle one's thumbs

frequent, be a regular visitor to, be a regular client of, haunt

informal hang out in

2‘he was hanging around with a fellow called Mick’

SYNONYMS

associate, mix, go around, keep company, spend time, mingle, socialize, fraternize, consort, rub shoulders

North American rub elbows

informal hang out, run around, knock about, knock around, be thick, hobnob

ANTONYMS

have nothing to do with

hang something out

‘you can hang out the washing in the laundry room’

SYNONYMS

peg out, peg up, stick up, pin up, drape, fix, fasten

hang over

1‘two girls hung over the rail of the ferry’

SYNONYMS

lean over, bend over, bend downwards, bend forwards, lean forwards, droop forwards, bow over

2‘the threat of budget cuts is hanging over us’

SYNONYMS

be imminent, threaten, approach, be close, be impending, impend, loom, draw near, be in prospect, be on the horizon, be just around the corner

hang back

‘she hung back, scared to face the old woman’

SYNONYMS

stay back, hold back, stay in the background, shrink back, shy away, be reluctant to come forward, hesitate, demur, recoil, turn away

hang fire

‘we should hang fire for things to cool off’

SYNONYMS

delay, hang back, hold back, hold on, stall, stop, pause, cease, halt, discontinue, procrastinate, vacillate, adopt Fabian tactics

informal hang about, hang around, sit tight, hold one's horses

hang out

‘he spent a lot of time hanging out with other musicians’

SYNONYMS

associate, mix, go around, keep company, spend time, mingle, socialize, fraternize, consort, rub shoulders

North American rub elbows

informal hang around, run around, knock about, knock around, be thick, hobnob

British informal hang about

hang on

1‘he hung on to the back of her coat’

SYNONYMS

hold on to, hold fast to, grip, clutch, grasp, hold tightly, cling to, cling on to

literary cleave to

ANTONYMS

let go of

2‘the whole credibility of electoral reform hangs on this decision’

SYNONYMS

depend on, be dependent on, turn on, hinge on, rest on, be based on, be conditional on, be contingent upon, be determined by, be decided by, be conditioned by, revolve around

3‘she hung on his every word’

SYNONYMS

listen closely to, attend closely to, pay close attention to, be very attentive to, concentrate hard on, pay heed to, lend an ear to, give ear to, be rapt by

informal be all ears for

archaic hearken to

ANTONYMS

pay no attention to

4‘I will hang on until there are other people who can take the campaign forward’

SYNONYMS

persevere, hold out, hold on, go on, carry on, keep on, keep going, keep at it, not give up

continue, persist, remain, stay the course, stay with it, struggle on, plod on, plough on

informal soldier on, plug away, peg away, stick at it, stick it out, hang in there, bash on

ANTONYMS

give up

5‘hang on, let me think for a moment’