Antonyms of adj nonadhesive

1 sense of nonadhesive

Sense 1
nonadhesive (vs. adhesive) -- (not tending to adhere)

adhesive (vs. nonadhesive) -- (tending to adhere)
        => adherent -- (sticking fast)
        => agglutinate, agglutinative -- (united as if by glue)
        => bondable -- (capable of holding together or cohering; as particles in a mass)
        => coherent, tenacious -- (sticking together; "two coherent sheets"; "tenacious burrs")
        => cohesive -- (causing cohesion; "a cohesive agent")
        => gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, viscid, viscous -- (having the sticky properties of an adhesive)
        => gooey, icky -- (soft and sticky)
        => gum-like -- (resembling chewing gum)
        => gummed, gummy -- (covered with adhesive gum)
        => pitchy, resinous, resiny, tarry -- (having the characteristics of pitch or tar)
        => self-sealing -- (seals without the application of moisture; "self-sealing envelopes")
        => stick-on -- (of something (a paper label or postage stamp) gummed in advance; "stick-on labels")
        => sticky -- (covered with an adhesive material)

Similarity of adj nonadhesive

1 sense of nonadhesive

Sense 1
nonadhesive (vs. adhesive) -- (not tending to adhere)
       => nonglutinous, nonviscid -- (not resembling glue in texture)
       => nonresinous, non-resinous, nonresiny, non-resiny -- (not having resin)
       => ungummed -- (not treated with adhesive gum)

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