SLUGS Synonyms: 223 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun (1)

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plural of slug

as in punches

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument one well aimed slug on the head knocked him out

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noun (2)

plural of slug

as in snails

a lazy person he's always a slug in the morning, which is why he prefers to sleep late

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as in drinks

the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time knocked back another slug of whiskey

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slugs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of slug

as in hits

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner she got so angry that she slugged the back of the chair and knocked it over

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Recent Examples of slugs

Noun

Its gritty texture helps repel pests like slugs and snails from your garden. —

Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 25 Jan. 2026 Garden snakes have important roles in your landscape, eating insects and invertebrates such as slugs and providing food for birds of prey such as hawks and owls. —

Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2026 Later, a pair of slugs that help the seed cross an arid landscape, like camels in the desert, glisten vividly. —

Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Dec. 2025 Large windows connect the typesetter’s office to the workshop below, where men are lined up in rows, throwing lead slugs of type into trays. —

Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025 Although pumpkins that have started to turn color can ripen off the vine, leaving them in the garden exposes them to slugs, rot, or damage from a hard freeze. —

Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025 These forests support wildlife like Roosevelt elk and the occasional black bear, although bright yellow banana slugs are most closely associated with the towering trees. —

AFAR Media, 28 Oct. 2025 Watch your step for banana slugs. —

Daniel Bromfield, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025 Gastropods are a class of mollusks that include snails, slugs and whelks. —

Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025

Verb

Machado slugs 169 points higher in wins. —

Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025

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For Rios, the celebration hits home — quite literally — as a Bay Area native.

— Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The deadline that will accompany the NHL’s Olympic roster freeze, which hits at noon Pacific Time on Wednesday, shouldn’t be viewed as a prequel for the actual trade deadline.

— Thomas Drance, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026