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

There will be a seminar with DawgNation’s Kaylee Mansell, take-home goodies and several activities, including a station for making spirit jugs. — Caitlyn Stroh-Page, AJC.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Officials on the island have deployed portable water tankers to communities, allowing residents to fill up containers and plastic jugs while their service is cut off. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 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

For years, the Giants managed to avoid losing all but a few of their better young pitchers to Tommy John surgery.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Max Clark hit his first home run at Comerica Park and five Tigers pitchers combined to allow one run as Detroit ended a six-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.

— CBS News, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of pitcher

Noun

Matus’ death took place at the height of the fentanyl epidemic in 2022, when Riverside County jails experienced close to 100 inmate drug overdoses, seven of which resulted in death, according to court documents.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
In 2025, a Kentucky man was killed after he was hit 27 times with a GLOVE by jail employees, on top of 13 jabs from a taser, which ultimately sent him into cardiac arrest.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of jail

Verb

Home distillers can be fined $10,000 for every batch and imprisoned for up to five years.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
She was imprisoned for four months in different facilities, where she was deprived of her medications, forced to stay awake, and convicted of falsified charges, according to the lawsuit.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of imprison

Noun

The scents are housed in bottles designed by artist Ashley Longshore that are meant to be collectible.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026
The small table was crowded with bottles of sparkling San Pellegrino and fancy saucières filled with every sauce and condiment on offer.

— Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of bottle

Noun

Jenner, known for splashing out on lavish events, turned to colorful rhinestone decor to celebrate the milestone, and even plastered gemstones across plastic cups and one of her two birthday cakes.

— Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
After a cup of lemongrass tea, my 60-minute Swedish massage began with a relaxing foot bath and scrub.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of cup

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Adan Osman Salat, 23, was sentenced to two years fixed and a possible 15 years on probation or in prison by 3rd District Judge Gabriel McCarthy, according to online court records and audio obtained by the Idaho Statesman.

— Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 27 Aug. 2026
When the brothers arrived in court two days later, the jewel tones were ditched, and each wore a drab tan prison jumpsuit.

— Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 27 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