" stuck "

1: firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge;

  * e.g., " ... the car was hopelessly stuck in the mud "

•  Synonyms : 

•  fast,

•  firm,

•  frozen,

•  jammed,

•  lodged,

•  set,

•  snug,

•  tight,

•  wedged

•  Antonyms : 

•  insecure,

•  loose

1: having too high an opinion of oneself;

  * e.g., " ... thought that the kids at his new school were snobbish and stuck-up "

•  Synonyms : 

•  assured,

•  biggety,

•  bigheaded,

•  complacent,

•  conceited,

•  consequential,

•  egoistic,

•  egotistic,

•  important,

•  overweening,

•  pompous,

•  prideful,

•  proud,

•  self-conceited,

•  self-important,

•  self-opinionated,

•  self-satisfied,

•  smug,

•  swellheaded,

•  vain,

•  vainglorious

•  Antonyms : 

•  egoless,

•  humble,

•  modest,

•  uncomplacent

1: to hold to something firmly as if by adhesion;

  * e.g., " ... those magnets are strong enough to stick to the refrigerator without any problems "

•  Synonyms : 

•  adhered,

•  cleaved,

•  clung,

•  hewed

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to arrange something in a certain spot or position;

  * e.g., " ... you can stick that box in the corner until I figure out where to put everything "

•  Synonyms : 

•  deposed,

•  deposited,

•  disposed,

•  emplaced,

•  fixed,

•  laid,

•  placed,

•  positioned,

•  put,

•  set,

•  set up,

•  situated

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object;

  * e.g., " ... could hardly feel the needle when the nurse stuck my arm with it "

•  Synonyms : 

•  gored,

•  harpooned,

•  impaled,

•  jabbed,

•  lanced,

•  pecked,

•  picked,

•  pierced,

•  pinked,

•  punctured,

•  ran through,

•  skewered,

•  speared,

•  spiked,

•  spitted,

•  stabbed,

•  transfixed,

•  transpierced

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to hold to something firmly as if by adhesion;

  * e.g., " ... those magnets are strong enough to stick to the refrigerator without any problems "

•  Synonyms : 

•  adhere,

•  cleave,

•  cling,

•  hew

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to arrange something in a certain spot or position;

  * e.g., " ... you can stick that box in the corner until I figure out where to put everything "

•  Synonyms : 

•  depose,

•  deposit,

•  dispose,

•  emplace,

•  fix,

•  lay,

•  place,

•  position,

•  put,

•  set,

•  set up,

•  situate

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object;

  * e.g., " ... could hardly feel the needle when the nurse stuck my arm with it "

•  Synonyms : 

•  gore,

•  harpoon,

•  impale,

•  jab,

•  lance,

•  peck,

•  pick,

•  pierce,

•  pink,

•  puncture,

•  run through,

•  skewer,

•  spear,

•  spike,

•  spit,

•  stab,

•  transfix,

•  transpierce

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to give steadfast support to;

  * e.g., " ... thanks for sticking with me after all my other so-called friends turned their backs "

•  Synonyms : 

•  adhere (to),

•  cling (to),

•  hew (to),

•  keep (to),

•  stand by

•  Antonyms : 

•  defect (from)

1: as in hugged, clung (to);

•  Synonyms : 

•  cleaved (to),

•  clung (to),

•  hugged,

•  carried,

•  kept,

•  maintained,

•  preserved,

•  remembered,

•  retained,

•  treasured,

•  brooded (about or over),

•  fixated (on or upon),

•  obsessed (about or over),

•  cultivated,

•  fostered,

•  nurtured,

•  supported,

•  sustained,

•  bore,

•  cherished,

•  entertained,

•  had,

•  harbored,

•  held,

•  nursed

•  Antonyms : 

•  disregarded,

•  dropped,

•  forgot,

•  ignored,

•  neglected,

•  overlooked,

•  abjured,

•  declined,

•  denied,

•  disdained,

•  refused,

•  rejected,

•  repudiated,

•  scorned,

•  abandoned,

•  deserted,

•  discarded,

•  forsook,

•  gave up,

•  parted (with),

•  quit,

•  renounced,

•  threw out,

•  erased,

•  expunged

1: as in held up, robbed;

•  Synonyms : 

•  held up,

•  looted,

•  plundered,

•  ripped off,

•  robbed,

•  invaded,

•  trespassed,

•  ransacked,

•  rifled,

•  broke in,

•  burglarized,

•  burgled,

•  despoiled,

•  devastated,

•  marauded,

•  pillaged,

•  ravaged,

•  sacked

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time;

  * e.g., " ... we stuck around afterwards to help clean up "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abided,

•  dwelled,

•  hung around,

•  remained,

•  stayed,

•  tarried

•  Antonyms : 

•  bailed,

•  bailed out,

•  bugged out,

•  buzzed (off),

•  cleared off,

•  cleared out,

•  cut out,

•  departed,

•  exited,

•  got off,

•  left,

•  moved,

•  packed (up or off),

•  peeled off,

•  piked (out or off),

•  pulled out,

•  pushed off,

•  pushed on,

•  quit,

•  shoved (off),

•  took off,

•  vamoosed,

•  walked out,

•  went,

•  went off

1: to extend outward beyond a usual point;

  * e.g., " ... no feet sticking out in the aisles, please "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bagged,

•  ballooned,

•  beetled,

•  bellied,

•  billowed,

•  bulged,

•  bunched,

•  jutted,

•  overhung,

•  poked,

•  pooched,

•  pouched,

•  pouted,

•  projected,

•  protruded,

•  started,

•  stood out,

•  swelled

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to put up with (something painful or difficult);

  * e.g., " ... managed to stick out the whole race despite her bad knee "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abided,

•  absorbed,

•  accepted,

•  bode,

•  bore,

•  brooked,

•  countenanced,

•  endured,

•  hacked,

•  handled,

•  met,

•  pocketed,

•  stomached,

•  stood,

•  supported,

•  sustained,

•  sweat out,

•  tolerated,

•  took,

•  went,

•  wore

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: filled with an intense or excessive love for;

  * e.g., " ... Even though they broke up months ago, they're still stuck on each other. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  besotted (by),

•  crazy (about or over),

•  dotty (over),

•  enamored (of),

•  enraptured (by),

•  gaga (over),

•  gone (on),

•  infatuated (with),

•  mad (about),

•  nuts (about)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)