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• superseded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

Oravec said the worst of the storm is winding down, yet the state will remain stuck in a deep plume of moisture that will bring more heavy rain through the week. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026

The closer their driver got to the Flames’ home rink, the worse the traffic got until they were hopelessly stuck in gridlock still several blocks from the arena. —Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2026

Sometimes, this storm track can become stuck and trap the area of high pressure in the same place for extended periods of time. —Zoe Mintz, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026

If the Iran conflict grows less popular and gas prices approach $4 a gallon, Trump’s approval ratings may remain stuck in the mid-40s. —John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026

Piastri's teammate, F1 champion Lando Norris, was due to start sixth in the other McLaren but was left stuck in his pit with apparent technical problems as others lined up on the grid. —ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026

Your perspective expands quickly as the nurturing Moon lights your 9th House of Exploration, inviting ideas that refresh stuck viewpoints. —Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026

Too often leaders—even the best ones—can get stuck on little power struggles and personality conflicts. —Bill Hoogterp, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026

Another stuck passenger, Kristen Rodrigues, was supposed to take off for Chicago early Friday afternoon from National airport. —Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026

Verb

Cargo ships are stuck in the Gulf or making a much longer detour around the southern tip of Africa. —Sam McNeil, Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2026

Now, as the Knicks head into the final stretch of a season ownership expects to end in an NBA Finals appearance, Bridges is stuck in one of the worst extended offensive funks of his career. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026

My greatest irrational fear was that the machine might squeeze far tighter than necessary and I’d just be stuck there in immense pain until someone unplugged the cord. —Zachary Bernstein, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026

The incoming head of the powerful Department of Homeland Security will take over an agency mired in controversy over immigration enforcement, stuck in a partial shutdown and struggling to disburse disaster relief. —Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026

The chart below shows the Nasdaq-100 daily chart stuck in a fairly tight trading range of 9% from high to low. —Todd Gordon, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026

Everyone got a nickname on the sea, and most of them stuck. —Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026

For Rabbi Jacki Honig, the vision stuck. —Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026

With a defense-first lineup stuck on the floor and no opportunity to advance the ball, the Nuggets had no choice but to settle for a 60-foot prayer by Gordon at the buzzer. —Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026

Phrases Containing stuck

• stuck on