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

The method is intense on muscles but easy on joints, according to the Lagree website. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026

The humanoid features human-scale proportions, a neutral visor instead of a face, and visible mechanical joints. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026

But as anyone who has driven down such highways can attest, the rhythmic clack-clack sound of expansion joints built into the pavement can be annoying for motorists. — Scott Neuman, NPR, 7 July 2026

The work on the bridge includes replacement of the bridge deck, joints, membrane and overlay, parapets and roadway lighting as well as roadway improvements and related appurtenances. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026

Anyway, your legs are tired and noodly, your joints ache, and your quota is down. — Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Work is underway on a bridge in Caraballeda, where authorities are replacing guardrails, laying new asphalt and repairing expansion joints to restore safe travel conditions. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026

Once synonymous with red-gravy joints, the culinary landscape of South Philly now tells a broader story, with chapters written by more recent immigrants from Latin America and Southeast Asia. — Regan Stephens, New York Times, 2 July 2026

This can be avoided by squatting, stretching and loosening up your joints before jumping. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 2 July 2026