JUG Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

jug 1 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

outside

jug

2 of 2

verb

as in to jail

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of jug

Noun

Distilled water can be purchased in gallon jugs, which should last you quite a while to keep one Venus flytrap hydrated. — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2026 Milagros Pica Quiñones’ small concrete home is an untamed menagerie of bottles, paint buckets, bleach and laundry detergent jugs. — Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 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

Recommendations From the Star-Telegram, a story on a top high school baseball pitcher being ruled ineligible in Texas for transferring for athletic reasons.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
The last Phillies pitcher to lead the majors in wins was Steve Carlton with 23 in 1982.

— CBS New York Team, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of pitcher

Noun

Bailee Lynn Rios, 36, of Simi Valley, was arrested Tuesday night and was being held at a Los Angeles jail with bail set at $4 million, police said Wednesday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
At the time, Brown, who has a history of mental health problems, was out of jail on bail for misuse of the 911 system.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of jail

Verb

Danbi steals money from the church and ends up imprisoned, separated from her daughter (whom righteous John takes in), and responsible for her partner’s suicide.

— Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Flávio Bolsonaro’s main target is the judiciary that prosecuted and ultimately imprisoned his father.

— Andre Pagliarini, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of imprison

Noun

Lee fills his glass from a second bottle, bantering away with his lifelong pal before picking up a third.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
Native’s Powder Dry Shampoo has become a popular pick at Target, where shoppers are turning to the $13 bottle to stretch the time between washes while giving their roots a little more oomph.

— Jill Layton, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of bottle

Noun

LeJames Norman, 40, was put to death by lethal injection Wednesday at the state penitentiary in Huntsville.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Still, even on video, Davis doesn’t appear wracked with guilt or anguish about the possibility of spending the rest of his life in the Nevada penitentiary system.

— Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of penitentiary

Noun

Add vanilla and chocolate batters to prepared Bundt pan in 1/3-cup scoops, alternating batters for best distribution.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2026
This craft set comes with a notepad, eraser, sticker sheet, three markers, and two pens, all packed inside a decorative ramen cup that doubles as a desk pen holder.

— Anja Webb, Parents, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of cup

Noun

After pleading guilty, Ashford was sentenced to 15 years in prison but served only nine months and five years' probation upon release, authorities said.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
As a result of the 2011 conviction, he was sentenced to life in prison.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 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