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

Essentially, earbuds—or anything else that plugs up your ear canal for long periods of time—could lead to a greater buildup of wax if your body isn’t able to get rid of it. — Julia Landwehr, HEALTH, 14 Sep. 2026

Wilson plugs a creative gap in the Leeds line-up off that inside-right channel. — Aston Villa, New York Times, 13 July 2026

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