MUGS Synonyms: 297 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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plural of mug

as in cups

a round vessel equipped with a handle and designed for drinking a coffee mug

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as in thugs

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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as in faces

the front part of the head she joked about not having to see his ugly mug anymore

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as in mouths

the opening through which food passes into the body of an animal keep your mug shut and listen up

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as in scowls

a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval an involuntary mug at the revolting sight

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as in suckers

chiefly British one who is easily deceived or cheated the cardsharp was always on the lookout for a new mug

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as in idiots

chiefly British a stupid person what kind of mug goes out in the rain without his brolly or a mackintosh?

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verb

present tense third-person singular of mug

as in grimaces

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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as in photographs

to take a photograph of mugging captured criminals for the police records

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Recent Examples of mugs

Noun

In addition to storybooks, Miffy is a popular icon in fashion, plush toys and now, coffee mugs. —

Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 May 2026 The whole thing turns into something of a fair, complete with stalls selling keychains, mugs, stickers and hair clips in the shape of rats and mice. —

ABC News, 17 May 2026 At the end of the row, the door of the cabin farthest from ours was propped open, and a bunch of guys from Canada sat in camp chairs drinking beer and vodka and Mountain Dew out of insulated travel mugs. —

Literary Hub, 15 May 2026 This reductive view of the world—women things bad, men things good—is the mirror image of the worst excesses of 2010s Tumblr feminism, when introverted teenage girls posted hashtags like #KillAllMen and drank from mugs that read MALE TEARS. —

Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026 Some are inexpensive mugs or everyday dishes. —

Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026 Yet over nearly two hours and three steaming mugs of tea, the spoiler-averse director is unexpectedly forthcoming. —

Eliana Dockterman, Time, 12 May 2026 Baking soda is great for whitening and removing stains, and sometimes nothing is tougher than coffee and tea stains left behind on our favorite ceramic mugs. —

Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 11 May 2026 Avoid using plastic coffee cups and swap with glass, stainless steel or ceramic mugs. —

Ryan Brennan may 11, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026

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The video never provides an answer for this question, even as Kennedy plays pickleball, then mugs for the camera, then soaks in a Jacuzzi with a glass of milk, all while still in jeans. —

Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mugs

Noun

Pour in an additional 4 cups water (chicken should be covered; if not, add more water).

— Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 May 2026
The dining room table, where the sisters wrote, is strewn with manuscripts, quill pens and tea cups; a bonnet and shawl bedeck a chair in the small kitchen.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026