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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

let's 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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