adherence

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: adherance, adherency, coherence, adherent, adherents, inherence, advertence, adherend, adherences

Antonyms: adherance, adherency, coherence, adherent, adherents, inherence, advertence, adherend, adherences

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. A [[close]] [[physical]] [[union]] of two [[object]]s.
2. {{senseid|en|support}} [[faithful|Faithful]] [[support]] for some [[cause]].
3. {{lb|en|medicine}} An [[extent]] to which a [[patient]] [[continue]]s an [[agreed]] [[treatment]] [[plan]].
4. {{lb|en|Scots law}} The [[fulfilment]] of the legal [[obligation]] of residing with wife or husband.<ref name=DSL>{{R:DSL|pos=n}}</ref>

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.