Synonyms of plugged

plugged 1 of 2

adjective

as in stopped

Related Words

• stopped
• blocked
• clogged
• shut
• obstructed
• jammed
• closed
• stuffed
• uncleared
• impassable
• hampered
• hindered
• constricted
• cramped
• dammed
• impeded
• blockaded
• encumbered
• trammeled
• gated
• interfered (with)
• barricaded

Dissimilar Words

• cleared
• open
• clear
• free
• unobstructed
• unclogged
• navigable
• unstopped
• unclosed
• passable
• empty
• unoccupied
• vacant
• emptied
• enterable

plugged

2 of 2

verb

past tense of plug

1

as in filled

to close up so that no empty spaces remain

plugged the hole in the wall with putty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filled
• packed
• stuffed
• sealed
• blocked
• bunged
• dammed
• stopped
• jammed
• clogged
• occluded
• obstructed
• closed (off)
• congested
• caulked
• choked
• clotted
• repacked
• chinked
• restuffed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excavated
• scooped (out)
• shoveled
• hollowed (out)

2

as in labored

to devote serious and sustained effort

plugged away at solving the math problem

Synonyms & Similar Words

• labored
• struggled
• worked
• tried
• endeavored
• tugged
• plowed
• hustled
• dug (away)
• slaved
• grubbed
• toiled
• humped
• sweat
• drudged
• pegged (away)
• fagged
• plodded
• strained
• slogged
• strove
• travailed
• banged away
• attacked
• moiled
• sweat blood
• applied (oneself)
• scratched
• beavered (away)
• drove
• dug in
• pitched in
• hammered (away)
• buckled (down)
• exerted
• exercised
• waded
• essayed
• eked out
• overworked
• trudged
• knuckled down
• ground (out)
• scrabbled
• overexerted
• put out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• broke
• slackened
• eased (up)
• idled
• chilled
• let up
• lounged
• rested
• hung (around or out)
• loafed
• shirked
• bummed
• lazed
• dallied
• played
• hacked (around)
• slacked (off)
• relaxed
• hung
• basked
• goofed (off)
• unwound
• reposed
• lolled
• dabbled
• goldbricked
• dillydallied
• footled
• trifled
• doodled
• vegged out
• fooled around
• messed around
• puttered (around)
• hung about
• pottered (around)
• goofed (around)
• monkeyed (around)
• fribbled

3

as in promoted

to provide publicity for

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• promoted
• sold
• announced
• publicized
• advertised
• pushed
• touted
• hyped
• pitched
• boosted
• beat the drum (for)
• barked
• ballyhooed
• talked up
• reviewed
• published
• praised
• hailed
• endorsed
• recommended
• lauded
• merchandised
• acclaimed
• broadcast
• plonked (for)
• plumped (for)
• plunked (for)

4

as in drilled

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

• drilled
• popped
• gunned
• shot
• dropped
• destroyed
• killed
• slaughtered
• brought down
• butchered
• picked off
• blazed
• blew away
• fired (at)
• blasted (at)
• peppered
• shot down
• sniped (at)
• dispatched
• massacred
• shotgunned
• wiped out
• felled
• pistoled
• decimated
• slew
• croaked
• annihilated
• iced
• blotted out
• machine-gunned
• tommy-gunned
• potshot
• did in

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plugged

Adjective

He is very plugged into the world of change-makers in the incarceration realm. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2025

But the new generation of GaN chargers with more power and USB ports sometimes struggle to stay plugged in due to their size and weight. — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 7 Aug. 2024

Verb

The guest claims the hotel never plugged a hole under the air conditioning unit where the bats are believed to have entered. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

The lawsuit alleges hotel workers never plugged a hole under the air conditioner where the bats are believed to have entered, and that the hotel did not move the pilot to another room. — Brian Maass, CBS News, 30 June 2026