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• superseded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

Why this scam targets parents so well Parents are wired to respond when a child sounds stuck. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

However, parts of the Southeast will remain stuck in the 90s for much of next week. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

Everything was at stake for the Los Angeles Lakers, but as free agency started Monday, the organization seemed stuck in neutral — if not moving backward in reverse. — Dan Woike, New York Times, 2 July 2026

If a family can't find a bed in a nursing home or home aid caregiver, then those people may end up stuck in a hospital or in emergency rooms, Woolhandler said. — Vanessa Romo, NPR, 2 July 2026

In a stagnant, low-hire labor market both workers and job hunters are feeling stuck. — Courtney Connley-Hampton, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

But the idea that housing prices will normalize within the next 20 years is likely to be of little reassurance to Americans who’ve already reached prime homebuying age, but remain stuck in rental units nonetheless. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 30 June 2026

My heart was so stuck on a school for my whole process. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 26 June 2026

Verb

Her car is among the dozens stuck in the lower-level parking garage. — Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Tim offers phone coaching calls if you get stuck during a DIY job. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026

The jokes about a modern couple trapped in a magical town stuck more than 200 years in the past hit the mark with just the right amount of bawdy fun. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

The brands that get this right will move faster in modes three and four while their competitors are stuck in mode two. — Firdosh Tangri, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Joyner also credited growers who have stuck it out for more than two decades amid the statewide reduction in land used for citrus and as the state lost its industry dominance over Texas and California. — Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2026

At boundaries, because the edges of plates are rough, areas can get stuck while the rest of the plate keeps moving, per USGS. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

Twenty-seven people were inside the building, two of whom got stuck before ultimately freeing themselves and exiting the building. — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 7 July 2026

The result is that Tokyo appears stuck, staying the course on a policy that isn’t working. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 July 2026

Phrases Containing stuck

• stuck on