Synonyms of plug

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verb (1)

1

as in to fill

to close up so that no empty spaces remain

plugged the hole in the wall with putty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fill
• pack
• seal
• bung
• block
• stuff
• dam
• stop
• occlude
• close (off)
• choke
• clog
• jam
• obstruct
• caulk
• congest
• clot
• chink
• repack
• restuff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shovel
• hollow (out)
• excavate
• scoop (out)

2

as in to struggle

to devote serious and sustained effort

plugged away at solving the math problem

Synonyms & Similar Words

• struggle
• labor
• work
• strive
• try
• tug
• plow
• endeavor
• slave
• sweat
• dig (away)
• hustle
• beaver (away)
• toil
• bang away
• strain
• hump
• apply (oneself)
• grub
• fag
• sweat blood
• plod
• travail
• drudge
• drive
• peg (away)
• buckle (down)
• pitch in
• slog
• scratch
• moil
• hammer (away)
• exert
• attack
• essay
• grind (out)
• dig in
• eke out
• exercise
• wade
• knuckle down
• put out
• overwork
• trudge
• overexert
• scrabble

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• break
• ease (up)
• slacken
• lounge
• bum
• let up
• hang (around or out)
• idle
• chill
• rest
• loaf
• play
• relax
• goof (off)
• slack (off)
• hack (around)
• shirk
• unwind
• laze
• bask
• hang
• repose
• veg out
• loll
• dabble
• goldbrick
• footle
• doodle
• fool around
• dally
• trifle
• hang about
• goof (around)
• dillydally
• mess around
• putter (around)
• monkey (around)
• potter (around)
• fribble

3

as in to promote

to provide publicity for

the actress is giving lots of interviews to plug her latest movie

Synonyms & Similar Words

• promote
• sell
• announce
• publicize
• advertise
• push
• beat the drum (for)
• boost
• tout
• pitch
• talk up
• merchandise
• hype
• ballyhoo
• publish
• bark
• review
• praise
• endorse
• hail
• recommend
• broadcast
• laud
• acclaim
• plunk (for)
• plump (for)
• plonk (for)

4

as in to shoot

to strike with a missile from a gun

the drug lord plugged the stool pigeon as a lesson for any others who were tempted to talk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shoot
• drill
• pop
• gun
• drop
• kill
• destroy
• slay
• slaughter
• bring down
• blow away
• fire (at)
• blast (at)
• shoot down
• pick off
• pepper
• fell
• butcher
• wipe out
• blaze
• snipe (at)
• blot out
• dispatch
• machine-gun
• shotgun
• potshot
• ice
• pistol
• massacre
• annihilate
• decimate
• croak
• do in
• tommy-gun

plug

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noun (1)

1

as in ad

Related Words

• ad
• promotion
• message
• spot
• advertisement
• sign
• commercial
• publicity
• word
• bill
• advertising
• placard
• marketing
• poster
• billboard
• banner
• propaganda
• ballyhoo
• release
• puffery
• hype
• publication
• report
• pronouncement
• dispatch
• broadcast
• bulletin
• ink
• testimonial
• story
• newscast
• write-up

2

as in cob

Related Words

• cob
• skate
• nag
• equine
• steed
• dobbin
• pony
• jade
• mount
• stallion
• mare
• foal
• colt
• gelding
• charger
• filly
• equid
• bay
• black
• bronco
• quarter horse
• chestnut
• mustang
• hack
• trotter
• saddle horse
• racehorse
• warhorse
• packhorse
• cow pony
• cutting horse
• dun
• roan
• pinto
• sorrel
• workhorse
• palomino
• hackney
• prancer
• buckskin
• skewbald
• courser
• galloper

3

as in hook

Related Words

• hook
• pull
• spinner
• scent
• snare
• stool pigeon
• incentive
• troll
• draw
• appeal
• attraction
• net
• trap
• call
• ambush
• bait
• seduction
• temptation
• enticement
• lure
• decoy
• seducement
• entanglement
• entrapment

Dissimilar Words

• repellent

plug (up)

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verb (2)

as in to stop (up)

to prevent passage through by filling with something

hair plugged up the drain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stop (up)
• block
• obstruct
• gum (up)
• jam
• fill
• choke
• stuff
• occlude
• congest
• dam
• clog
• flood
• clot
• pack
• cork
• stopple
• overwhelm
• fur
• stopper
• gridlock
• silt
• bung
• spile
• inundate
• swamp
• glut

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• open (up)
• free
• clear
• hollow (out)
• unplug
• scoop (out)
• excavate
• unblock
• unclog
• unstop
• empty
• lighten

plugger

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noun (2)

as in laborer

a person who does very hard or dull work

the quiet pluggers are the ones who really keep this company going

Synonyms & Similar Words

• laborer
• worker
• slave
• toiler
• peon
• slogger
• grubber
• foot soldier
• dogsbody
• grunt
• grub
• drudge
• drone
• drudger
• workhorse
• serf

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shirker
• slug
• idler
• loafer
• slouch
• goldbrick
• sluggard
• lazybones

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plug

Verb

Those behind the initiative estimate the tax would generate upwards of $100 billion — money that would plug California’s budget deficit several times over. —Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026

Be sure to plug it in and test it before bringing the item home, though. —Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 17 Feb. 2026

Noun

This power bank solves that issue by spacing out each plug on all four sides of the cube. —Kelsey Borovinsky, Architectural Digest, 9 Feb. 2026

Some engine builders even advise to drain the oil, then add some fresh oil with the drain plug out to flush out any remaining contaminants that did not drain completely. —John Paul, The Providence Journal, 7 Feb. 2026

Noun

This tablet rocks up to 13 hours of battery life which is helpful to keep your kids engaged and attentive without constantly being asked where the plugger is. —PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025

Phrases Containing plug

• plug (up)