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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outside

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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

Meyer suggested gallon jugs of water or a suitcase loaded with books. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 So the brand on the sign and the jug of oil going into your engine can trace back to two entirely different owners. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 23 July 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

As was the case with Cano and Pressly, sometimes hearing the same message from a new voice can convince pitchers to make necessary changes.

— Dan Hayes, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Pérez’s 18-inning scoreless streak is tied for the third-longest streak in MLB for a starting pitcher.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of pitcher

Noun

Children taken into state care because the parents are sitting in jail unconvicted.

— Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
The ex-wife of Detroit rapper Eminem was sent to jail on Thursday after there were multiple bond violations, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of jail

Verb

Gilman was one of at least 10 Americans known to be imprisoned in Russia.

— Henry Austin, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026
This is probably part of why, in 2024, the New York State Department of Corrections placed prisons on lockdown and let the guards watch the eclipse, but would not let tens of thousands of the imprisoned see it.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of imprison

Noun

After the execution, Jenkins' son detailed how his mother was killed with only a plastic spray bottle to defend against the knife attacks.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Her alcoholic character may have been quaffing vodka from Evian bottles, but that was a red wine thriller all the way.

— Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of bottle

Noun

The rapper, born Kentrell Gaulden, was sentenced to 23 months in federal prison with credit for time served dating back to at least May 2024.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Clancy, who has pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder, could face life in prison if convicted.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 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