Synonyms of mug

mug 1 of 4

noun (1)

ˈməg 

1

as in cup

a round vessel equipped with a handle and designed for drinking

a coffee mug

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cup
• goblet
• beaker
• tankard
• stein
• chalice
• teacup
• demitasse
• noggin
• blackjack

2

as in thug

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thug
• villain
• gorilla
• pirate
• hood
• bandit
• criminal
• gangster
• assassin
• offender
• thief
• tough
• ruffian
• hooligan
• roughneck
• gangsta
• hoodlum
• goon
• gangbanger
• rowdy
• mobster
• bully
• plug-ugly
• perpetrator
• toughie
• toughy
• scoundrel
• yob
• punk
• yobbo
• robber
• perp
• cutthroat
• felon
• crook
• outlaw
• lawbreaker
• desperado
• vandal
• brigand
• highwayman
• racketeer
• gunman
• pickpocket
• mafioso
• swindler
• malefactor
• juvenile delinquent
• bravo
• tearaway

3

as in face

the front part of the head

she joked about not having to see his ugly mug anymore

Synonyms & Similar Words

• face
• pan
• countenance
• visage
• puss
• looks
• features
• appearance
• kisser
• presence
• aspect
• expression
• mien
• lineaments
• physiognomy

4

as in mouth

the opening through which food passes into the body of an animal

keep your mug shut and listen up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mouth
• chops
• gob
• trap
• kisser
• face
• yap
• jaws
• piehole
• visage
• muzzle
• puss
• countenance
• mandible
• gullet
• maw
• maxilla

5

as in grimace

a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval

an involuntary mug at the revolting sight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grimace
• scowl
• mouth
• frown
• pout
• smirk
• face
• lour
• lower
• look
• moue
• mow
• stare
• growl
• wince
• snarl
• sneer
• snoot
• glare
• flinch
• glower
• rictus
• squinch
• scoff
• simper

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smile
• laugh
• grin

6

as in sucker

chiefly British one who is easily deceived or cheated

the cardsharp was always on the lookout for a new mug

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sucker
• tool
• victim
• patsy
• pigeon
• chump
• gull
• target
• soft touch
• sap
• dupe
• loser
• pushover
• fool
• monkey
• butt
• goose
• mock
• turkey
• idiot
• schlemiel
• lunatic
• shlemiel
• moron
• cat's-paw
• booby
• dumbbell
• mockery
• dope
• jackass
• laughingstock
• mark
• nincompoop
• dummy
• derision
• dolt
• blockhead
• simpleton
• simp
• dunce
• nitwit
• imbecile
• ninny
• schnook
• dodo
• yo-yo
• half-wit
• schlump
• shlub
• schlub

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shark
• sharper
• cheater
• dodger
• trickster
• confidence man
• cheat
• slicker
• swindler
• cozener
• defrauder
• hoaxer

7

as in idiot

chiefly British a stupid person

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• idiot
• moron
• stupid
• dummy
• mutt
• loser
• prat
• dip
• noodle
• pinhead
• turkey
• donkey
• dumbbell
• lunatic
• dope
• fool
• golem
• knucklehead
• fathead
• natural
• dolt
• bubblehead
• numbskull
• numskull
• goon
• lump
• lunkhead
• noddy
• stock
• stupe
• cretin
• blockhead
• hammerhead
• saphead
• dim bulb
• meathead
• chucklehead
• oaf
• bonehead
• yahoo
• dumbhead
• dunce
• chowderhead
• villain
• dullard
• clunk
• loon
• gander
• ignoramus
• jackass
• imbecile
• goof
• clodpole
• hardhead
• dunderhead
• dumb cluck
• jerk
• know-nothing
• goose
• nincompoop
• loggerhead
• schnook
• dum-dum
• dimwit
• cuddy
• dork
• birdbrain
• airhead
• mome
• clown
• doofus
• dummkopf
• woodenhead
• cluck
• simpleton
• clodpoll
• cuddie
• ninnyhammer
• ratbag
• nitwit
• skunk
• half-wit
• ninny
• shlub
• deadhead
• dodo
• schlub
• nimrod
• thickhead
• nit
• lamebrain
• clot
• yo-yo
• nut
• buffoon
• booby
• snake
• madman
• loony
• heel
• creep
• zany
• gawk
• featherbrain
• beast
• cad
• stinker
• scatterbrain
• cur
• boor
• churl

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brain
• genius
• sage
• intellect
• thinker
• wizard
• intellectual
• whiz
• Renaissance man
• polymath
• sharpie
• sharpy

mug

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verb (1)

1

as in to grimace

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

• grimace
• scowl
• mouth
• stare
• frown
• make faces
• make a face
• sneer
• smirk
• glare
• pull a face
• growl
• pout
• gaze
• snarl
• glower
• lour
• deform
• contort
• gloom
• warp
• ogle
• gape
• twist
• lower
• simper

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• beam
• smile
• grin

2

as in to photograph

to take a photograph of

mugging captured criminals for the police records

Synonyms & Similar Words

• photograph
• photo
• picture
• snap
• image
• shoot
• film
• videotape
• retake
• rephotograph

mugs

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noun (2)

plural of mug

1

as in cups

a round vessel equipped with a handle and designed for drinking

a coffee mug

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cups
• goblets
• tankards
• beakers
• steins
• chalices
• teacups
• blackjacks
• noggins
• demitasses

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thugs
• villains
• criminals
• pirates
• hoods
• offenders
• gangsters
• bandits
• gorillas
• thieves
• assassins
• hooligans
• ruffians
• hoodlums
• yobboes
• rowdies
• mobsters
• plug-uglies
• toughs
• gangbangers
• roughnecks
• bullies
• toughies
• punks
• goons
• perpetrators
• yobs
• scoundrels
• yobbos
• desperados
• gangstas
• felons
• lawbreakers
• outlaws
• cutthroats
• robbers
• brigands
• desperadoes
• bravoes
• vandals
• perps
• highwaymen
• crooks
• swindlers
• racketeers
• mafiosi
• juvenile delinquents
• pickpockets
• malefactors
• bravos
• gunmen
• tearaways

3

as in faces

the front part of the head

she joked about not having to see his ugly mug anymore

Synonyms & Similar Words

• faces
• pans
• visages
• countenances
• features
• pusses
• looks
• appearances
• kissers
• presences
• lineaments
• aspects
• expressions
• miens
• physiognomies

4

as in mouths

the opening through which food passes into the body of an animal

keep your mug shut and listen up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mouths
• chops
• gobs
• pie holes
• pieholes
• traps
• faces
• jaws
• kissers
• yaps
• muzzles
• visages
• countenances
• pusses
• mandibles
• maxillas
• maxillae
• maws
• gullets

5

as in grimaces

a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval

an involuntary mug at the revolting sight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grimaces
• scowls
• mouths
• frowns
• faces
• pouts
• lours
• looks
• smirks
• moues
• snoots
• lowers
• mows
• growls
• stares
• snarls
• winces
• sneers
• glares
• squinches
• flinches
• glowers
• rictuses
• scoffs
• simpers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smiles
• laughs
• grins

6

as in suckers

chiefly British one who is easily deceived or cheated

the cardsharp was always on the lookout for a new mug

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suckers
• tools
• victims
• patsies
• pigeons
• chumps
• gulls
• targets
• dupes
• soft touches
• saps
• losers
• pushovers
• fools
• monkeys
• butts
• boobies
• idiots
• geese
• turkeys
• lunatics
• morons
• schlemiels
• shlemiels
• dumbbells
• laughingstocks
• dopes
• dodos
• nincompoops
• cat's-paws
• mockeries
• ninnies
• jackasses
• mocks
• blockheads
• imbeciles
• simpletons
• dummies
• half-wits
• dolts
• nitwits
• simps
• marks
• derisions
• schnooks
• yo-yos
• shlubs
• dunces
• schlumps
• dodoes
• schlubs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sharks
• dodgers
• cheaters
• swindlers
• tricksters
• slickers
• sharpers
• cheats
• confidence men
• cozeners
• defrauders
• hoaxers

7

as in idiots

chiefly British a stupid person

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• idiots
• morons
• dummies
• mutts
• stupids
• donkeys
• losers
• noodles
• dumbbells
• lunatics
• numskulls
• prats
• dopes
• chowderheads
• knuckleheads
• fatheads
• clodpoles
• numbskulls
• turkeys
• dips
• stocks
• noddies
• blockheads
• imbeciles
• sapheads
• fools
• woodenheads
• golems
• stupes
• boneheads
• cretins
• bubbleheads
• lunkheads
• pinheads
• dolts
• dumbheads
• meatheads
• dunderheads
• naturals
• dodos
• deadheads
• hardheads
• airheads
• yahoos
• dullards
• oafs
• lumps
• schnooks
• loons
• dimwits
• goons
• cuddies
• shlubs
• dim bulbs
• chuckleheads
• nincompoops
• goofs
• thickheads
• nuts
• ignoramuses
• ninnies
• hammerheads
• dunces
• ganders
• dumb clucks
• villains
• dorks
• dum-dums
• jerks
• jackasses
• clowns
• momes
• ratbags
• clunks
• simpletons
• doofuses
• dufuses
• birdbrains
• geese
• ignorami
• dummkopfs
• half-wits
• know-nothings
• lunks
• clucks
• ninnyhammers
• clodpolls
• loggerheads
• nitwits
• schlubs
• yo-yos
• nimrods
• lamebrains
• boobies
• buffoons
• dodoes
• clots
• skunks
• skunk
• nits
• loonies
• zanies
• madmen
• snakes
• heels
• gawks
• scatterbrains
• cads
• beasts
• featherbrains
• creeps
• stinkers
• boors
• churls
• curs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brains
• genii
• intellectuals
• thinkers
• geniuses
• sages
• intellects
• wizards
• whizzes
• sharpies
• polymaths
• Renaissance men

mugs

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of mug

1

as in scowls

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

• grimaces
• mouths
• scowls
• frowns
• stares
• makes faces
• smirks
• makes a face
• sneers
• glares
• pulls a face
• growls
• gazes
• pouts
• lours
• snarls
• glowers
• deforms
• warps
• ogles
• contorts
• twists
• gapes
• glooms
• lowers
• simpers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smiles
• beams
• grins

2

as in photographs

to take a photograph of

mugging captured criminals for the police records

Synonyms & Similar Words

• photographs
• photos
• pictures
• films
• snaps
• images
• shoots
• rephotographs
• retakes
• videotapes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mug

Noun

Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, seen in a mug shot taken when he was arrested in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 14, 2025. —Kevin Breuninger,dan Mangan, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025

Not long after came the countless memes and unauthorized Etsy merch, with Francis’ likeness featured on a slew of T-shirts, sweatshirts and mugs in faux ‘90s bootleg designs. —Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025

The high-set handle and tapered bottom keep this large mug cupholder-friendly, too. —Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025

Each of the 18 pieces feature soft, colorful blooms, bright monarch butterflies, and scalloped edges, and your table will be fully finished with the set’s mugs, dinner plates, and salad plates. —Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2025