JOINTS Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

joints

noun

plural of joint

as in junctions

a place where two or more things are united the leak was found at a joint in the pipe

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as in places

a building, room, or suite of rooms occupied by a service business let's go to the local burger joint

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as in prisons

slang a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody violate your probation and you'll be back in the joint in short order, loser

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outsides

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Recent Examples of joints Issues documented included chemical burns and hydraulic fluid that leaked from a ride into someone’s eye, dislocated joints, concussions and broken bones. — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026 Poems are distillations into presence wherein now exists in blood flowing through veins, in muscles contracting and releasing, in joints flexing and extending, in this inhale, in this foot strike against the pavement, in this sigh. — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026 These include interlocking joints designed to support grout-free assembly of radiation-shielding panels. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026 Rocket Lab also deleted joints in the first stage tank structure and increased the thickness of some sections of the carbon composite. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026 Animatronic hands were used for moments in which soldiers were grabbed, while CG filled in missing joints and augmented the full-size puppet. — Callum McLennan, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026 An orthopedic surgeon has built his practice around the idea that our joints can remain strong and functional throughout life, with some basic care and feeding. — Gretchen Reynolds, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2026 Switching to a dedicated court shoe provides the low-profile lateral stability your joints need. — Michael Swartzon, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 The hotel is in a complex crammed with drinking and dining joints, like the Penthouse Bar & Grill on the 36th floor that offers panoramic views of the Thai capital. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Along the way, the riders crossed mountain passes, passed through towns and villages, and dealt with the usual assortment of traffic and junctions.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
Urban grids are a tight mesh of streets and junctions, meaning that any two points on them are connected by many viable routes.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of junctions

Noun

The program is different from places like The Golden Scoop, an ice cream shop in Overland Park that employs adults with disabilities over longer terms, according to Morgan.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
For Sacramento-area fans of the Valkyries and women’s sports, there are several places to gather and cheer on the team.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of places

Noun

Fewer than half of the 170,000 inmates released from California prisons between 2015 and 2019 found jobs, and many of those jobs were temporary, according to the Public Policy Institute of California.

— Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026
For several years, people in custody, advocates and local media have sounded the alarm about the dangers posed by extreme temperatures in Pennsylvania’s state prisons.

— Jaquelyn Jahn, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of prisons

Noun

At the same time, a traffic signal at Hazel Avenue and Folsom Boulevard was flashing in all directions, disrupting train signals at three additional intersections, Selenis said.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The group chose roads that would keep them moving, avoiding excessive stop-start riding at traffic lights and intersections wherever possible.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of intersections

Noun

Beyond rocket production, Blue Origin operates facilities across Cocoa, Melbourne, Orlando, and Titusville.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
The worst damage was in the facilities division, where about half the servers were encrypted — meaning that district staff could not access their own systems and records.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of facilities

Noun

In turn, these fine-dining establishments — which operate on thin margins — are developing their NA programs as meaningful alternative revenue streams.

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2026
Even Macron’s current minister of education, Édouard Geffray, has admitted that at least some of his five children attend private establishments.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of establishments

Noun

In 2019, the New York City Council voted to close the island's facilities and replace them with four smaller jails throughout the five boroughs by August 2027.

— Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 8 Oct. 2026
Reports also describe people in prisons and jails around the country being routinely beaten, among other abuse.

— Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

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