CLICK Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

click

verb

ˈklik

Definition of click

as in to relate

to form a close personal relationship we just clicked from the moment we met

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Relevance

as in to go

to turn out as planned or desired sometimes an idea simply clicks

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Recent Examples of click But something wasn’t clicking, and a school psychologist diagnosed him with a panic disorder, anxiety and depression. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026 August is going to feel like the month that everything clicks into place, Scorpio. — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2026 Putting your thermostat in or near the kitchen is a mistake that can cause your air conditioner to click on at the most mysterious times. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 July 2026 The only way to get the information was to click on one of the videos. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for click

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Verb

Edwards, who worked a series of low-wage jobs before being diagnosed with autism at age 24, can relate.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2026
The incident is believed to be mental health related, police said.

— Guy Davies, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of relate

Verb

The Sparks outscored the Valkyries 31-20 in the fourth quarter as Golden State’s shooting went cold, but a couple of late clutch shots won the game after a 19-point lead was cut to one.

— Marisa Ingemi, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
His attempt comes a year after a driver going 283 mph (455 kph) died trying to set a land speed record at Bonneville's annual Speed Week.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of go

Verb

Very old and very new, the work suggests, can commune, if mercurially so.

— Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Lestat has hired the witch Merrick Mayfair (Sarah Afful) to commune with Claudia’s spirit so that Louis can properly say good-bye to their dead sister-daughter.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2026

Definition of commune

Verb

The battle between Sanford and GOAA became especially heated after the Sanford airfield applied to trademark its name and logo, succeeded, and GOAA filed an appeal.

— Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
While large-scale fission energy plants have succeeded in generating energy at scale, fusion energy is another area that is gathering steam and could potentially solve the clean energy problem.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026

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