Synonyms of plugs

plugs 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of plug

1

as in fills

to close up so that no empty spaces remain

plugged the hole in the wall with putty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fills
• packs
• blocks
• seals
• stuffs
• bungs
• dams
• stops
• clogs
• jams
• caulks
• occludes
• chokes
• congests
• obstructs
• clots
• closes (off)
• chinks
• repacks
• restuffs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scoops (out)
• excavates
• shovels
• hollows (out)

2

as in struggles

to devote serious and sustained effort

plugged away at solving the math problem

Synonyms & Similar Words

• struggles
• strives
• works
• labors
• tugs
• plows
• tries
• endeavors
• humps
• slaves
• pegs (away)
• sweats
• grubs
• digs (away)
• hustles
• toils
• fags
• strains
• bangs away
• sweats blood
• beavers (away)
• travails
• plods
• drudges
• slogs
• applies (oneself)
• hammers (away)
• attacks
• moils
• knuckles down
• buckles (down)
• drives
• scratches
• pitches in
• grinds (out)
• exercises
• digs in
• exerts
• essays
• ekes out
• overworks
• wades
• overexerts
• scrabbles
• trudges
• puts out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breaks
• slackens
• eases (up)
• loafs
• hangs (around or out)
• lounges
• slacks (off)
• idles
• bums
• lets up
• goldbricks
• dallies
• chills
• lazes
• rests
• dillydallies
• goofs (off)
• hacks (around)
• shirks
• plays
• lolls
• relaxes
• reposes
• unwinds
• basks
• footles
• hangs
• fribbles
• doodles
• dabbles
• trifles
• fools around
• vegges out
• putters (around)
• potters (around)
• monkeys (around)
• hangs about
• messes around
• goofs (around)

3

as in promotes

to provide publicity for

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• promotes
• sells
• announces
• advertises
• publicizes
• touts
• pitches
• beats the drum (for)
• pushes
• hypes
• boosts
• ballyhoos
• barks
• talks up
• merchandises
• praises
• hails
• reviews
• publishes
• recommends
• broadcasts
• endorses
• lauds
• acclaims
• plunks (for)
• plumps (for)
• plonks (for)

4

as in shoots

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

• shoots
• drills
• pops
• guns
• drops
• kills
• destroys
• slays
• brings down
• slaughters
• pistols
• peppers
• picks off
• blazes
• fires (at)
• blows away
• shoots down
• shotguns
• machine-guns
• blasts (at)
• dispatches
• tommy-guns
• butchers
• snipes (at)
• wipes out
• blots out
• massacres
• croaks
• ices
• potshots
• fells
• decimates
• annihilates
• does in

plugs

2 of 2

noun

plural of plug

1

as in cobs

Related Words

• cobs
• skates
• steeds
• nags
• equines
• mares
• dobbins
• mounts
• foals
• stallions
• jades
• equids
• ponies
• geldings
• colts
• bays
• blacks
• fillies
• chargers
• chestnuts
• mustangs
• trotters
• quarter horses
• cow ponies
• saddle horses
• hacks
• broncos
• packhorses
• warhorses
• racehorses
• roans
• sorrels
• cutting horses
• pintos
• prancers
• workhorses
• duns
• palominos
• gallopers
• hackneys
• buckskins
• coursers
• skewbalds

2

as in buildups

Related Words

• buildups
• ads
• promos
• campaigns
• promotions
• advertisements
• bulletins
• announcements
• notifications
• postings
• publicities
• adverts
• propagandas
• fly sheets
• brochures
• boosts
• signs
• ballyhoos
• communiqués
• releases
• notices
• flyers
• posters
• placards
• circulars
• billboards
• broadcasts
• cablecasts
• gazettes
• handbills
• show bills
• handouts
• playbills
• messages
• communications
• commercials
• telecasts
• blurbs
• pitches
• newscasts
• spots
• bills
• broadsides
• reports
• dispatches
• billings
• declarations
• plugolas
• advertisings
• words
• proclamations
• pronouncements
• come-ons
• promulgations
• pronunciamentos
• annunciations
• significations
• rescripts
• edicts

3

as in hooks

Related Words

• hooks
• stool pigeons
• spinners
• scents
• snares
• incentives
• pulls
• trolls
• appeals
• draws
• attractions
• nets
• traps
• ambushes
• calls
• baits
• seductions
• lures
• decoys
• enticements
• temptations
• entanglements
• seducements
• entrapments

Dissimilar Words

• repellents

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plugs

Verb

The discovery also plugs a gap in our understanding of Venus's dense atmosphere. —Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 May 2026

Another distinction is its saddle and seatpost, which form a unit that plugs into a corner of the square motor/battery assembly. —ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2026

For older systems, travelers can purchase additional accessories like AirFly, which plugs into the headphone jack and connects to wireless headphones via Bluetooth. —Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026

Her lending company plugs those sorts of details — student transcripts and internship experiences, for example— into an algorithm that determines the likelihood applicants will complete college, get a job and make enough money to pay back the loan. —James Pollard, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025

When Jonah plugs his drive into the server, the drones immediately lock onto him. —Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025

The closest Grocery Outlets are in Point Loma and Mira Mesa, so this location plugs a gap for San Diego’s central coastal neighborhoods. —Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025

The tree plugs into a standard outlet and features a 60-foot cord. —Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025

Daniel picks it up, plugs it in, and looks through it. —Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025