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

Olsen: This season in particular feels very plugged into things that are happening in our real world right now. —Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025

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

Verb

The distributor also plugged its forthcoming theatrical rereleases of Trainspotting and The Piano. —Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Apr. 2026

Tucked behind a luxury mall on the Vegas Strip, Carlos Galiote plugged his electric Ford Mustang into a rapid charger and explained why surging gas prices still sting. —Erin Cox, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2026