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• superseded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

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

Sluggish hiring means that workers feel stuck, said Daniel Zhao, chief economist at Glassdoor, a job search and online career community site. — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

Jesse Plemons plays a global intel company owner with a behind-the-scenes role, but the actor remains stuck on the sidelines. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Officials said the pair became stuck on a steep chute about 600 feet below the highway. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

When workers feel stuck, engagement, productivity and retention eventually suffer. — Priya Krishnan, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

The cold temperature combined with the stickiness of any food juices that get stuck to the inside of the fridge make cleaning it arduous and time-consuming (and gross). — Kate McKenna, The Spruce, 24 Sep. 2026

Verb

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

How would a body look if it were left for a year on a lava field or stuck for three years in an airtight suitcase? — HubSpot, 1 Oct. 2026

Ions get stuck near the surface, power output drops, and half the battery’s potential energy sits uselessly trapped deep inside. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

The airline will offer travelers a voucher of at least $75 toward a future flight when they are stuck in a delay of at least three hours. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026

Wilson even wrote that the multimillion-dollar awareness campaign by Secure Florida’s Future would not only help Hope Florida but would ultimately assist the hundreds of thousands of children stuck in the cycle of generational poverty. — Jim Defede, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026

This concern increases tenfold for flight attendants, as a negative interaction isn’t necessarily fleeting; they may be stuck in the air with rude or disorderly passengers for several hours. — Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2026

So for now, the papers will probably be stuck making something out of nothing. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing stuck

• stuck on