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

Fill it with water and plug the hole using a cork or plug. —Cody Godwin, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026

The transmission towers that dot the hills connect to a large electrical substation in Acton, making the surrounding scrub lands highly coveted by battery developers who could plug projects into the grid without building long, million-dollar-a-mile power lines. —Bloomberg, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026

Noun

The regulator has capped Boeing’s output since January 2024 in response to the Alaska Airlines door plug incident . —Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026

That year, the artists pulled the plug on the pavilion in protest of the war in Ukraine. —Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 22 Apr. 2026

Noun

Since ’18-19, the winger has served valiantly as a bottom-6 high motor, a plugger who refuses to downshift during big moments. —Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026

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)