stick to

1. 1.

   stick to firmly

   “Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?”

   Synonymsadherehold fastbondbindstick

   Broaderattach

   Narrowerbind
2. 2.

   keep to

   “Stick to your principles”

   “stick to the diet”

   Synonymsstick withfollow

   Broaderpersevere

Questions about stick to

What does stick to mean?

stick to means "stick to firmly". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for stick to?

Close synonyms include adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is stick to a common word?

stick to is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.