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joint

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of joint

used or done by a number of people as a group

  • a joint effort by residents of the neighborhood to help reduce crime
Synonyms of joint

collaborative, collective, combined, common, communal, concerted, conjoint, conjunct, cooperative, multiple, mutual, pooled, public, shared, united
Words Related to joint

bilateral, consensual, reciprocal, symbiotic, synergic, synergistic, two-way

mass, popular

general, generic, universal
Near Antonyms of joint

personal, private

independent, separate, several

esoteric, particular, special, specialized
Antonyms of joint

exclusive, individual, one-man, one-sided, one-way, single, sole, solitary, unilateral

joint

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of joint

1 a place where two or more things are united

  • the leak was found at a joint in the pipe
Synonyms of joint

connection, coupling, join, joining, jointure, junction, juncture
Words Related to joint

link, nexus, tie

interconnection, intersection

abutment, articulation, attachment

seam, suture

concourse, confluence, meeting

union
Near Antonyms of joint

cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, gap, rift, separation

2 a building, room, or suite of rooms occupied by a service business

  • letʼs go to the local burger joint
Synonyms of joint

establishment, parlor, place, salon
Words Related to joint

spot, station

facility, installation

club, house

den, dive, hole

3 slang a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody

  • violate your probation and you'll be back in the joint in short order, loser
Synonyms of joint

bastille, big house [slang], bridewell, brig, calaboose, can, clink [slang], cooler, coop, guardroom, hock, hold, hoosegow, jail, jailhouse, jug, lockup, nick [British slang], pen, penitentiary, pokey [slang], prison, quod [British slang], slam, slammer, stir [slang], stockade, tolbooth [Scottish]
Words Related to joint

bull pen, cage, cell, hole, tank

block, ward

glasshouse [British], guardhouse, hulk(s)

concentration camp, gulag, labor camp, prison camp, stalag, work camp

dungeon, keep, oubliette

reformatory, reform school, training school
Near Antonyms of joint

outside

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