Synonyms of mugged

mugged

verb

past tense of mug

1

as in grimaced

to distort one's face

every time their picture was snapped, both children mugged by sticking out their tongues or scrunching up their faces

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grimaced
• stared
• frowned
• scowled
• sneered
• smirked
• mouthed
• glared
• made a face
• pulled a face
• growled
• deformed
• snarled
• gazed
• contorted
• pouted
• gaped
• glowered
• ogled
• warped
• twisted
• lowered
• gloomed
• simpered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smiled
• grinned
• beamed

2

as in photographed

to take a photograph of

mugging captured criminals for the police records

Synonyms & Similar Words

• photographed
• snapped
• shot
• photoed
• filmed
• pictured
• retook
• videotaped
• imaged
• rephotographed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mugged

While on the way to an audition, she was approached by fans and felt jarred, worried she was getting mugged. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026

If you get mugged, don’t look the magnanakaw in the eye. — Joseph Trinidad, Longreads, 16 June 2026

Jeffries remembers that, in his preteen years, his mother, Laneda, was often mugged on her way home from work. — Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026

Drivers in New York pay a $9 fee to drive into Manhattan to get mugged, have their cars hijacked, or both. — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026

Nathan MacKinnon managed to keep his cool Thursday despite getting mugged every shift and drawing some curious calls — Embellishment? — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026

Hardly surprising when the average American citizen is being fiscally mugged by the consequences of double standards that have long been at play, with Israeli entities not only exempt from registering as foreign agents, but exceptionally blessed to freely interfere in American political life. — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026

Our own editors have run the gamut of unexpected setbacks abroad, including getting mugged and pickpocketed, as well as having their passports stolen. — Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026

On the grass, a quirky vest-wearing doppelganger mugged in a hat and drawn-on chest hair for dramatic effect. — Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026