wedged

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of WEDGED

firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge <the pebble in the heel of his shoe was pretty well wedged>

Synonyms fast, firm, frozen, jammed, lodged, set, snug, stuck, wedged

Related Words bonded, cemented, glued; anchored, clamped; embedded (also imbedded), entrenched (also intrenched), impacted, implanted; attached, bound, fastened, secured; immovable, unyielding

Near Antonyms detached, dislodged, freed, loosened, unattached, unbound, undone, unfastened, unsecured; movable (or moveable), yielding

Antonyms insecure, loose

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