Synonyms for
Stuck
Definition
unable to move from a particular position or place
Synonyms & similar words
cling
dislodge
holdfast
move
wedge
standby
mystify
adhere
stick
vex
gravel
sting
bond
stickby
baffle
cohere
stupefy
deposit
flummox
beat
cleave
stickaround
amaze
get
puzzle
trapped
immobilized
fixed
lodged
wedged
jammed
halted
stationary
caught
held
stymied
confined
cornered
blocked
obstructed
impeded
hampered
halted
immovable
motionless
Synonyms by register
Formal
Informal
Antonyms
Common collocations
- stuck in traffic
- stuck in mud
- stuck on a problem
- stuck in a rut
- stuck with someone
- stuck between a rock and a hard place
- stuck in the past
Word family
Usage note
Often used metaphorically to describe a situation where progress is impossible or difficult. Can imply a feeling of frustration or helplessness.
Example sentences
- I got stuck in the elevator.
- The nail is stuck in the wood.
- The zipper is stuck.
- The door is stuck and won't open.
- The glue made the paper stuck together.
Quotes
When you're stuck, and you can't figure out what else to do, sometimes you just have to go back to basic principles. What is it that you're really trying to accomplish? What do you stand for? What are your values? What do you want to do? - Michael Bloomberg
I'm stuck in this generation where I think people are really starting to lose their value for morals, for what's right, what's wrong, fair, unjust. - Victoria Justice
I think that we all do heroic things, but hero is not a noun, it's a verb. - Robert Downey Jr.