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

Masks target the face, flexible panels cover larger areas like the back and chest, and belts and wraps flex around joints for stiffness and muscle pain. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026

The market for the piping and joints made by Southeastern Hose is booming now, giving Travis’s tiny Georgia town an economic lifeline. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

Temperature swings and thermal stress will eventually crack structural steel and cause joints and seals to fail. — New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026

These movements take joints through active ranges of motion, lengthening and engaging muscles to support and control movement. — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

Consider your current conditioning, access to equipment, and whether the movement aggravates your joints or an injury. — Jakob Roze, HEALTH, 23 Sep. 2026

The plains were a far smoother ride, and both our joints and the Jeep’s suspension settled down to coast over kilometres of unbroken grassland. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Gaps around windows, unsealed trim joints, any spot where the install wasn’t tight. — The Spruce, 20 Sep. 2026

For years, the two joints were fierce competitors during the city's pastrami wars. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026