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

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

Two common types of plastic — polyethylene and polypropylene, used widely to make food containers, packaging, milk jugs and bottle caps — produced the most hydroxyl radicals detected by the researchers. — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 In 2025, the Golden Arches even celebrated its seasonal release by selling A Whole Lotta McRib Sauce in a half-gallon jug. — Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 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

The 2016 Cubs, along with the Toronto Blue Jays that year, are the last to have five pitchers each make at least 29 starts during a regular season.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Defense lawyers are expected to argue that the pitchers did not collude with gamblers and instead were varying the placement of pitches strategically to fool batters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of pitcher

Verb

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
The politically outspoken Panahi has been repeatedly imprisoned and put under house arrest by Iranian authorities over the years.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of imprison

Noun

Common areas also include a lively lobby bar and cigar room for pours and puffs, respectively, as well as an impressive wine list with bottles sourced from all over the world.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
Make sure to cook until nicely golden brown and to pick up a bottle of Buttermilk Ranch (near the bagged salads) to accompany.

— Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of bottle

Noun

Beyond the towering brick walls of the Tarrant County Jail, and every other county jail and state penitentiary in the country, lies an out-of-sight-out-of-mind world that most never see, let alone experience.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
Mexico has 276 prisons, including 14 federal penitentiaries and 249 state prisons.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of penitentiary

Noun

The statutory maximum is life in prison, Lett informed Désir, should he be found guilty.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
Missouri state troopers have captured an escaped convict who broke free from a Tennessee prison last week, a highway patrol spokesperson told Fox News Digital Tuesday.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 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