Synonyms of stuck

stuck 1 of 2

adjective

as in jammed

firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge

the car was hopelessly stuck in the mud

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jammed
• tight
• glued
• frozen
• embedded
• lodged
• wedged
• attached
• clamped
• set
• firm
• fast
• anchored
• secured
• cemented
• bound
• bonded
• snug
• entrenched
• fastened
• impacted
• implanted
• immovable
• unyielding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loose
• insecure
• detached
• unsecured
• unattached
• freed
• undone
• unbound
• movable
• loosened
• dislodged
• yielding
• unfastened

stuck

2 of 2

verb

past tense of stick

1

as in adhered

to hold to something firmly as if by adhesion

those magnets are strong enough to stick to the refrigerator without any problems

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adhered
• clung
• glued
• cleaved
• bound
• hewed
• fastened
• fused
• united
• cohered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fell
• dropped
• loosened

2

as in put

to arrange something in a certain spot or position

you can stick that box in the corner until I figure out where to put everything

Synonyms & Similar Words

• put
• situated
• placed
• positioned
• located
• deposited
• laid
• disposed
• fixed
• set up
• emplaced
• set
• locked
• deposed
• parked
• planted
• slapped
• moved
• shifted
• plopped
• established
• oriented
• clapped
• rearranged
• carried
• ensconced
• wedged
• flopped
• collected
• assembled
• anchored
• plunked
• settled
• affixed
• lodged
• reordered
• plumped
• laid out
• plunked down
• ranked
• set down
• planked
• lined up
• niched
• queued
• arrayed
• berthed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• removed
• took
• relocated
• replaced
• banished
• displaced
• superseded
• dislodged
• supplanted

3

as in stabbed

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object

could hardly feel the needle when the nurse stuck my arm with it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stabbed
• punctured
• picked
• jabbed
• pierced
• pecked
• impaled
• transfixed
• poked
• spitted
• speared
• skewered
• spiked
• harpooned
• punched
• ran through
• sliced
• pinked
• gored
• lanced
• transpierced
• riddled
• perforated
• cut
• pricked
• spindled
• thrust
• bayoneted
• knifed
• pronged
• gimleted
• poniarded
• pinpricked
• dirked
• piked
• quilled

4

as in plucked

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

she got stuck by an unscrupulous seller while using the online auction site

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plucked
• squeezed
• cheated
• hustled
• stung
• screwed
• beat
• did
• bled
• tricked
• deceived
• fiddled
• suckered
• shortchanged
• shorted
• stiffed
• victimized
• ripped off
• reamed
• swindled
• shook down
• hosed
• conned
• rooked
• defrauded
• diddled
• skinned
• fleeced
• bilked
• exploited
• flimflammed
• chiseled
• euchred
• gaffed
• betrayed
• fooled
• mulcted
• skunked
• nobbled
• wrenched
• cozened
• choused
• did in
• took for a ride
• clipped
• thimblerigged
• took to the cleaners
• gouged
• soaked
• sold a bill of goods to
• extorted
• nicked
• wrung
• milked
• overcharged
• duped
• wrested
• bitched
• gulled
• bamboozled
• double-crossed
• roped (in)
• fast-talked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stuck

Adjective

The Georgia Tech biologist works with treelike clusters of genetically identical yeast cells that remain stuck together after cell division. — Carrie Arnold contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026

The hotter market for luxury properties comes at a time when the broader housing market remains stuck in a yearslong rut. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

That's why so many owners feel stuck at a level that looks like success from the outside. — Tony Pec, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

San Francisco Animal Care & Control said the green parrot became stuck between two pieces of glass on a third-floor balcony of a building under construction. — Kat Filardi, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Other complicating factors can include things like child custody, income, housing and other circumstances that can make domestic survivors feel stuck. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026

The result will be a space that feels collected over time, rather than stuck in time. — Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2026

By then, the inside of your microwave should be warm and moist, and the once-stuck food should be soft and easy to remove. — Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 29 Aug. 2026

Dismayingly, for those of us who are perpetually stuck on item three of our to-do list, all that barely begins to describe how Dolly Parton spent her days. — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026

Verb

Stolen bases often come less from beating a catcher’s throw and more from taking advantage of a pitcher who is either slow to the plate or stuck in a predictable delivery. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

That might have sounded like blasphemy just half a decade ago, but college football is always evolving, and Swinney is a man stuck in time. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Though the group didn’t actually light any matches, the image stuck. — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Jerry could easily be a caricature of a pretentious artiste stuck overseeing anonymous regional theater productions. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026

Trump's approval rating has been stuck at 33% ‒ the lowest of his second term ‒ for three straight weeks, according to a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll. — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Perhaps Huck, who did not respond to a request for comment, came to this realization a little late and is looking to avoid getting stuck in a money-pit situation. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 31 Aug. 2026

Many of the workers had taken shelter in the tunnels but are stuck, waiting to be rescued, according to officials. — Victoria Milko, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Tyler Christensen, who recorded a video of the bears stuck inside the tank, described the animals. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing stuck

• stuck on