Synonyms for stuck

Verb

1. lodge, wedge, deposit, fasten, fix, secure, stick out
usage: fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"
2. stay, stick around, stay put, stay in place
usage: stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"
3. put forward, put, set, place, pose, position,
usage: cause to protrude or as if to protrude; "stick one's hand out of the window"; "stick one's nose into other people's business"
4. adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick to, attach
usage: stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
5. be
usage: be or become fixed; "The door sticks--we will have to plane it"
6. persist, remain, stay
usage: endure; "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life"
7. adhere, adopt, follow, espouse
usage: be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles"
8. stand by, stick by, adhere, be
usage: be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"
9. decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
usage: cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface; "stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it"
10. fasten
usage: fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the poster onto the wall"
11. fasten
usage: fasten with or as with pins or nails; "stick the photo onto the corkboard"
12. fasten
usage: fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something; "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress"
13. pierce, thrust
usage: pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument; "he stuck the cloth with the needle"
14. pierce, thrust
usage: pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed; "He stuck the needle into his finger"
15. cling, cleave, adhere, cohere, touch, adjoin, meet, contact
usage: come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"
16. sting, force, thrust
usage: saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill"
17. perplex, vex, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound, confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
usage: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

Adjective

1. stuck (vs. unstuck), cragfast
usage: caught or fixed; "stuck in the mud"
2. stuck, perplexed (vs. unperplexed)
usage: baffled; "this problem has me completely stuck"
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