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Synonyms & Antonyms of mug
(Entry 1 of 2)
2
a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang
- just a bunch of mugs with no respect for anyone, not even themselves
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- assassin,
- bandit,
- bravo,
- brigand,
- criminal,
- crook,
- desperado,
- felon,
- gunman,
- highwayman,
- lawbreaker,
- mafioso,
- malefactor,
- offender,
- outlaw,
- perp,
- perpetrator,
- pirate
- juvenile delinquent,
- tearaway
- [British]
3
the front part of the head
- she joked about not having to see his ugly mug anymore
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4
the opening through which food passes into the body of an animal
- keep your mug shut and listen up
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5
a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval
- an involuntary mug at the revolting sight
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7
chiefly British
a stupid person
- what kind of mug goes out in the rain without his brolly or a mackintosh?
Synonyms for mug
- airhead,
- birdbrain,
- blockhead,
- bonehead,
- bubblehead,
- chowderhead,
- chucklehead,
- clodpoll
- (or clodpole),
- clot
- [British],
- cluck,
- clunk,
- cretin,
- cuddy
- (or cuddie)
- [British dialect],
- deadhead,
- dim bulb
- [slang],
- dimwit,
- dip,
- dodo,
- dolt,
- donkey,
- doofus
- [slang],
- dope,
- dork
- [slang],
- dullard,
- dum-dum,
- dumbbell,
- dumbhead,
- dummkopf,
- dummy,
- dunce,
- dunderhead,
- fathead,
- gander,
- golem,
- goof,
- goon,
- half-wit,
- hammerhead,
- hardhead,
- idiot,
- ignoramus,
- imbecile,
- jackass,
- know-nothing,
- knucklehead,
- lamebrain,
- loggerhead
- [chiefly dialect],
- loon,
- lump,
- lunkhead,
- meathead,
- mome
- [archaic],
- moron,
- mutt,
- natural,
- nimrod
- [slang],
- nincompoop,
- ninny,
- ninnyhammer,
- nit
- [chiefly British],
- nitwit,
- noddy,
- noodle,
- numskull
- (or numbskull),
- oaf,
- pinhead,
- prat
- [British],
- ratbag
- [chiefly Australian],
- saphead,
- schlub
- (also shlub)
- [slang],
- schnook
- [slang],
- simpleton,
- stock,
- stupe,
- stupid,
- thickhead,
- turkey,
- woodenhead,
- yahoo,
- yo-yo
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Antonyms for mug
mug
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of mug (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to distort one's face
- every time their picture was snapped, both children mugged by sticking out their tongues or scrunching up their faces
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Phrases Synonymous with mug
- make a face
- (or make faces),
- pull a face
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2
to take a photograph of
- mugging captured criminals for the police records
Synonyms for mug
- photo,
- photograph,
- shoot,
- snap
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The first known use of mug was in 1664
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