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• superseded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

At the center of her strategy is the relative youth of Nintendo’s Switch 2, which undeniably puts the company ahead of gaming console competitors (Xbox and PlayStation) that are still stuck at the end of their older-model life cycles. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

And speaking of being just long enough, her bangs are just long enough to get stuck in her eyelashes. — Marci Robin, Allure, 6 Oct. 2026

Don’t get stuck trying to fit everything into detailed categories. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

The computer was stuck and unable to initiate a power return. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

In the United States, bipartisan legislation to protect elections from deceptive AI has failed to make it through Congress, while in Brazil, a bill for AI regulation beyond elections remains stuck in the lower house. — Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2026

The buildup comes as the war, now in its eighth month, remains stuck in a stalemate. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Learning more, but feeling stuck AI can make practice material easier to find. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

The Speaker claims that the House has passed over 900 pieces of legislation, 700 of which remain stuck in the Senate. — Don Wolfensberger, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

Verb

Kyiv's retaliatory attacks mean Russian exports are now also stuck, further squeezing global supply. — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026

In a cozy suburb of Minneapolis, a guy in a blue jumpsuit is once again stuck aboard a space station with his robot pals, watching the worst movies ever made. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

All of us owe the foursome a thanks for hastening the demise of the old Latino political machines that birthed them and kept the city stuck in tribalism for too long. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Lincoln’s son Willie, who died of typhoid fever at just eleven years old, is one of those stuck in stasis. — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026

Denver is 2-2 against rugged competition, but its run game has been stuck in neutral. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026

On the day of the tour, Argentine Polo horses — a breed developed specifically for the sport — stuck their heads out of stalls. — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Leaders get stuck because of a mindset, a relationship or a system that nobody has ever named out loud. — Drew McLellan, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Still, getting ourselves out via some traction boards would have saved on money, frustration and the embarrassment that accompanies getting stuck less than a mile from the highway. — New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing stuck

• stuck on