Synonyms of mugging

mugging 1 of 2

noun

as in burglary

Related Words

• burglary
• break-in
• holdup
• stickup
• theft
• snatching
• heist
• grab
• swiping
• rip-off
• pinch

mugging

2 of 2

verb

present participle of mug

1

as in grimacing

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

• grimacing
• staring
• scowling
• frowning
• sneering
• smirking
• mouthing
• glaring
• growling
• snarling
• gazing
• making a face
• pulling a face
• pouting
• deforming
• ogling
• contorting
• glowering
• gaping
• warping
• twisting
• simpering
• lowering
• glooming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smiling
• grinning
• beaming

2

as in photographing

to take a photograph of

mugging captured criminals for the police records

Synonyms & Similar Words

• photographing
• shooting
• snapping
• photoing
• filming
• picturing
• retaking
• videotaping
• imaging
• rephotographing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mugging

Noun

Trump’s Arch will commemorate his overnight mugging of Venezuela and his colossal misadventures in Iran. — Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026

It’s been 14 years since that mugging, and I haven’t been robbed since, despite traveling to more than 60 countries and moving to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. — Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2026

But the foot is off the gas in the first four episodes of Season 2, and all the mugging in the world can’t make up the difference. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026

The young actors are appealing, led by Lilah Pate and Chabley Ponce; there’s a sweetness and naturalness to their cameraderie that stands out amid so much mugging and gives the film a lift. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Is a 1-game suspension enough for the mugging? — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026

While investigating this incident, CPD also learned that a shot was fired during a mugging, also in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 June 2026

There’s a whole plotline about Dzanielle’s desire to get a status dog walker named Yuki, who costs $1,500 a week, and another around a Birkin mugging. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026

An immigrant delivery man bashed unconscious during a botched four-on-one Manhattan mugging died of his injuries months later, cops said Sunday. — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026

Verb

Mean-mugging white classmates who, in turn, were sheepish and chastened. — Anne Haley, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

And yet, Simon Farnaby is perhaps most recognizable for mugging his rather expressive and jovial face, usually beneath a crop of untamed curly hair, across a series of scene-stealing comic cameos. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

These are pictures of everyone competing at the tournament, wearing their nation’s kit, usually posing pretty seriously, but occasionally mugging for the camera. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 12 June 2026

Anticipating that someone might tip off TMZ about his presence at Disney World, the Republican Florida senator Rick Scott posted a photo of himself mugging for the camera there. — Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026

Noem seemed to relish cruelty, and treated her job like a costume party, constantly mugging for cameras with guns and faux toughness as if the dismantling of lives and imprisoning even children was a game. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026

Toddler Adalina India, daughter of second baseman Jonathan India and his wife Daniella, scored a home run in the Cute Kiddie Pics division, mugging like a pro on the field for her mom. — Lisa Gutierrez march 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026

Denver’s 33-year-old shooting guard reveled in the moment, mean-mugging his way to the huddle. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026

For most of the show, Bad Bunny had been mugging merrily to the camera, flaring his eyes and making hammy gestures to illustrate his words. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026