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hangers-on

See definition of hangers-on on Dictionary.com
  • as inentourage
  • as infollowing

synonyms for hangers-on

  • retinue
  • associates
  • attendants
  • companions
  • company
  • cortege
  • court
  • courtiers
  • escort
  • following
  • groupies
  • retainers
  • staff
  • suite
  • sycophants
  • toadies
  • train
On this page you'll find 43 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hangers-on, such as: retinue, associates, attendants, companions, company, and cortege.

antonyms for hangers-on

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  • leader
  • opposition
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How to use hangers-on in a sentence

I drew back from the rim of Writing-On-the-Stone, that set of whispered phrases echoing in my ears.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIR
Kingston-on-Thames is still provincial in appearance, though now the centre of a great growth of modern suburbs.
THE PORTSMOUTH ROAD AND ITS TRIBUTARIESCHARLES G. HARPER
Besides the districts mentioned, tobacco is grown largely in that of Frankfort-on-the Oder.
TOBACCO; ITS HISTORY, VARIETIES, CULTURE, MANUFACTURE AND COMMERCEE. R. BILLINGS.
Madame Malmaison had always been a little proud of the beauty and grace and sweetness of her fitter-on.
THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWNFRED M. WHITE
Berwick-on-Tweed lies partly in England and partly in Scotland, the river which runs through it forming the boundary line.
BRITISH HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS FROM A MOTOR CARTHOMAS D. MURPHY
Louis the Goon Engel was a mere walk-on in the piece, a spear-carrier doomed to death.
HOODED DETECTIVE, VOLUME III NO. 2, JANUARY, 1942VARIOUS
From Kingston-on-Thames, the perfectly kept road closely follows the river.
BRITISH HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS FROM A MOTOR CARTHOMAS D. MURPHY
Do not think of by-standers and lookers-on; think only of the individual to whom you are addressing yourself.
THE LADIES' BOOK OF ETIQUETTE, AND MANUAL OF POLITENESSFLORENCE HARTLEY
Afterward she ran on foot down the slope of the hill and joined the smiling crowd of lookers-on.
THE DRAGON PAINTERMARY MCNEIL FENOLLOSA
I have computed the figures for The Fatal Dowry in regard to double or feminine endings and run-on lines.
THE FATAL DOWRYPHILIP MASSINGER
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OCTOBER 26, 1985
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WORDS RELATED TO HANGERS-ON

  • associates
  • attendants
  • companions
  • company
  • cortege
  • court
  • courtiers
  • escort
  • following
  • groupies
  • hangers-on
  • retainers
  • retinue
  • staff
  • suite
  • sycophants
  • toadies
  • train
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.