Synonyms of joints

joints

noun

plural of joint

1

as in junctions

a place where two or more things are united

the leak was found at a joint in the pipe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• junctions
• intersections
• couplings
• connections
• joins
• junctures
• joinings
• jointures
• ties
• links
• confluences
• interconnections
• articulations
• seams
• sutures
• abutments
• attachments
• nexuses
• meetings
• unions
• concourses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cracks
• gaps
• fissures
• crevices
• separations
• clefts
• rifts

2

as in places

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

let's go to the local burger joint

Synonyms & Similar Words

• places
• facilities
• establishments
• parlors
• houses
• spots
• salons
• stations
• installations
• clubs
• holes
• dens
• dives

3

as in prisons

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 & Similar Words

• prisons
• penitentiaries
• jails
• hocks
• coops
• brigs
• coolers
• pens
• jugs
• nicks
• cages
• big houses
• cans
• lockups
• cells
• stockades
• tanks
• bastilles
• pokeys
• clinks
• jailhouses
• guardrooms
• quods
• bridewells
• slammers
• tolbooths
• holes
• hoosegows
• dungeons
• stirs
• calabooses
• wards
• slams
• bull pens
• hulks
• holds
• concentration camps
• blocks
• guardhouses
• labor camps
• prison camps
• keeps
• work camps
• glasshouses
• gulags
• reformatories
• reform schools
• stalags
• training schools
• oubliettes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• outsides

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of joints

Tang is constantly exhausted, and their joints are unstable, leaving them prone to falling. — Nicole Clark, Time, 8 Nov. 2026

The robot has 13 motorized joints, with six in each leg and another that lets its upper body rotate. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026

The Capri Restaurant is one of those iconic breakfast and lunch joints that feels like it’s been in Boise for decades and decades. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 2026

Walking involves continuous coordination between its joints, actuators, sensors, and onboard control systems. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026

Additional work will include cleaning and painting bridge joints, removing existing pavement markings, replacing signs and adjusting bridge gates and traffic signals. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026

Low-impact options like yoga, stretching, swimming, and resistance band exercises will be easier on your joints. — Health Editorial Team, HEALTH, 4 Nov. 2026

Of Neo1's 41 joints, 39 are driven by small hydraulic actuators, the parts that make a joint move. — New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026

Rolling papers are one of the most used cannabis accessories in the world, since smoking joints is one of the top ways to consume the plant. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026