JUG Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈjəg

Definition of jug

as in pitcher

a handled container for holding and pouring liquids that usually has a lip or a spout put a jug of milk on the table

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as in jail

a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody some no-good fellow who had spent most of his life in and out of the county jug

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verb

as in to jail

to put in or as if in prison the luckless crooks got jugged before they knew what hit them

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Recent Examples of jug

Noun

Pitman waited as the debtor, a construction worker, transferred a reflective vest, a jug of water, a pair of shoes, a backpack, and a sack of nine-millimetre bullets to the garage. — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 And while carrying grocery bags or water jugs can do the trick, the surest way to get stronger is gradually using heavier dumbbells to preserve the practical power needed for everyday life. — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

Verb

In 2022, authorities charged Carlos Rusi and three other Houston men with a bank jugging case in Burbank, California, according to FOX 26. — Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025 Bank jugging occurs when suspects watch ATMs and banks and then follow people who withdraw cash to other places and then try to rob them. — Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 13 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for jug

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jug

Noun

Even pitchers such as Tyler Zuber and Michael Petersen, who did not start, were pushed into larger roles as the bullpen carried a heavier workload.

— Tyler M. Carmona July 15, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Already this portal cycle, Georgia has added seven new pitchers, including the addition of Flores, who brings the heat on the mound.

— Hunter DeLauder, AJC.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of pitcher

Noun

Young is being held in the Wyandotte County Detention Center on a $500,000 bond, according to the jail’s inmate listing.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
That includes more than $1 billion to renovate the troubled Rice Street jail and a $300 million commitment to building a new hospital in southern Fulton County.

— Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 16 July 2026

Definition of jail

Verb

He also was denied medical treatment despite developing infections and other health complications while imprisoned.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
She was subsequently imprisoned for several months on charges of opposing the government of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.

— News Desk, Artforum, 13 July 2026

Definition of imprison

Noun

Stars are opening wineries and putting their names on bottles.

— Emily Saladino, Washington Post, 17 July 2026
On May 28, Johnson received results finding that the DNA profile sampled from one of Brown’s soda bottles could not be excluded as the contributor of the male blood from the victim’s nightgown, the detective wrote.

— Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026

Definition of bottle

Noun

Hodge says he was abused in multiple federal penitentiaries, but was frequently blocked from filing complaints about it.

— Christie Thompson, NPR, 13 July 2026
The red-brick Hoshinoya Nara Prison was built in 1908 and, as its name makes quite clear, was previously a penitentiary.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of penitentiary

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The two each now face 15 years to life in state prison, if convicted of second-degree murder; or a lesser sentence of up to 11 years per count if convicted of voluntary manslaughter.

— Darrell Smith July 16, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
My fiancé’s older brother is in prison for felony indecency with a child.

— Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 17 July 2026

Definition of prison

Noun

After helping one of the Dutchmen lug a keg of liquor to the game, Rip drinks several flagons, passes out, and wakes up two decades later.

— John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Under a vaulted ceiling, academics, museum workers, and the octopus-curious passed around a flagon of Kraken Rum.

— Pearse Anderson, WIRED, 2 Jan. 2023