Synonyms of plug

plug 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to fill

to close up so that no empty spaces remain

plugged the hole in the wall with putty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fill
• pack
• seal
• bung
• block
• stuff
• dam
• stop
• occlude
• close (off)
• choke
• clog
• jam
• obstruct
• caulk
• congest
• clot
• chink
• repack
• restuff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shovel
• hollow (out)
• excavate
• scoop (out)

2

as in to struggle

to devote serious and sustained effort

plugged away at solving the math problem

Synonyms & Similar Words

• struggle
• labor
• work
• strive
• try
• tug
• plow
• endeavor
• slave
• sweat
• dig (away)
• hustle
• beaver (away)
• toil
• bang away
• strain
• hump
• apply (oneself)
• grub
• fag
• sweat blood
• plod
• travail
• drudge
• drive
• peg (away)
• buckle (down)
• pitch in
• slog
• scratch
• moil
• hammer (away)
• exert
• attack
• essay
• grind (out)
• dig in
• eke out
• exercise
• wade
• knuckle down
• put out
• overwork
• trudge
• overexert
• scrabble

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• break
• ease (up)
• slacken
• lounge
• bum
• let up
• hang (around or out)
• idle
• chill
• rest
• loaf
• play
• relax
• goof (off)
• slack (off)
• hack (around)
• shirk
• unwind
• laze
• bask
• hang
• repose
• veg out
• loll
• dabble
• goldbrick
• footle
• doodle
• fool around
• dally
• trifle
• hang about
• goof (around)
• dillydally
• mess around
• putter (around)
• monkey (around)
• potter (around)
• fribble

3

as in to promote

to provide publicity for

the actress is giving lots of interviews to plug her latest movie

Synonyms & Similar Words

• promote
• sell
• announce
• publicize
• advertise
• push
• talk up
• beat the drum (for)
• boost
• tout
• pitch
• merchandise
• hype
• ballyhoo
• publish
• bark
• review
• praise
• indorse
• endorse
• hail
• recommend
• broadcast
• merchandize
• laud
• plump (for)
• acclaim
• plunk (for)
• plonk (for)

4

as in to shoot

to strike with a missile from a gun

the drug lord plugged the stool pigeon as a lesson for any others who were tempted to talk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shoot
• drill
• pop
• gun
• drop
• kill
• destroy
• slay
• slaughter
• bring down
• blow away
• fire (at)
• blast (at)
• shoot down
• pick off
• pepper
• fell
• butcher
• wipe out
• blaze
• snipe (at)
• blot out
• dispatch
• machine-gun
• shotgun
• potshot
• ice
• pistol
• massacre
• annihilate
• decimate
• croak
• do in
• tommy-gun

plug

2 of 2

noun

1

as in ad

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ad
• promotion
• message
• spot
• advertisement
• sign
• commercial
• publicity
• word
• bill
• advertising
• placard
• marketing
• poster
• billboard
• banner
• propaganda
• ballyhoo
• release
• puffery
• hype
• publication
• report
• pronouncement
• dispatch
• broadcast
• bulletin
• ink
• testimonial
• story
• newscast
• write-up

2

as in cob

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cob
• skate
• nag
• equine
• steed
• dobbin
• pony
• jade
• mount
• stallion
• mare
• foal
• colt
• gelding
• charger
• filly
• equid
• bay
• black
• bronco
• quarter horse
• chestnut
• mustang
• hack
• trotter
• saddle horse
• racehorse
• warhorse
• packhorse
• cow pony
• cutting horse
• dun
• roan
• pinto
• sorrel
• workhorse
• palomino
• hackney
• prancer
• buckskin
• skewbald
• courser
• galloper

3

as in hook

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hook
• pull
• spinner
• scent
• snare
• stool pigeon
• incentive
• troll
• draw
• appeal
• attraction
• net
• trap
• call
• ambush
• bait
• seduction
• temptation
• enticement
• lure
• decoy
• seducement
• entanglement
• entrapment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repellent
• repellant

Examples of plug in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

When King introduced keynote speaker Viola Davis, the EGOT winner plugged her ears in humility as her indelible list of accomplishments was rattled off. —Hannah Malach, WWD, 10 Sep. 2024

Still, the majority of her recent social media posts have been plugging her forthcoming memoir, Melania, set to be published on Oct. 8 by Sky Publishing. —Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Sep. 2024

Noun

Its electrical sockets take American plugs, which means small appliances brought from the US are easily used without adapters. —Mike Valerio, CNN, 2 Sep. 2024

Just add one of the fragrance plug’s scents into the diffuser, plug it in, and enjoy the long-lasting scent. —Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2024

Phrases Containing plug

• plug (up)