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• superseded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

Without a clear implementation roadmap, companies can become stuck in the pilot phase, struggling to scale successful AI initiatives across their operations. — Nishkam Batta, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Repetitive imagery of freeways, streetcar tracks, even horses seem to torture the main characters for feeling stuck. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Firefighters were called to the home after Highway somehow became stuck inside the chair, according to the department. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026

At times, especially during boss fights, the camera ends up stuck in corners, making already tough confrontations harder. — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026

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

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

Verb

Now my guy is stuck in an insane asylum with a doctor who seems downright giddy to try out some electroshock therapy. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2026

But the Pentagon’s internal investigation has been stuck in limbo for months. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

Understand where teams lose time, where decisions get stuck and which systems are actually creating value. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Video posted on social media shows a car stuck in the flooded roadway. — Shane Hinton, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

After checking on the teenager, Gomera alleged that the truck driver appeared to be completely unaware that the girl was stuck under the vehicle. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026

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

Phrases Containing stuck

• stuck on