joint

The word “joint” has 1 syllable: joint

It's pronounced as /dʒɔɪnt/

What is synonym and antonym for joint?

In the thesaurus, “joint” has 137 synonyms and 35 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for joint along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for joint

abutment
articulation
attachment
bar
bastille
bend
big house
bilateral
block
bond
bracket
bridewell
bridge
brig
bull pen
cage
calaboose
can
cell
clink
club
collaborative
collective
combined
common
communal
concentration camp
concerted
concourse
confluence
conjoint
conjunct
conjuncture
connection
consensual
consolidated
cooler
coop
cooperative
copula
coupling
crux
den
dive
dungeon
elbow
establishment
facility
general
generic
glasshouse
guardhouse
guardroom
gulag
hand in hand
hinge
hock
hold
hole
hole in the wall
honky-tonk
hoosegow
house
hyphen
impingement
installation
interconnection
intermutual
intersection
jail
jailhouse
join
joined
joining
jointure
jug
juke joint
junction
juncture
keep
knot
labor camp
link
lockup
mass
meeting
multiple
mutual
nexus
nick
node
oubliette
parlor
pen
penitentiary
place
point
pokey
pooled
popular
prison
prison camp
public
quod
reciprocal
reform school
reformatory
roadhouse
salon
seam
shared
slam
slammer
splice
spot
stalag
station
stir
stockade
suture
swivel
symbiotic
synergic
synergistic
tangency
tank
tavern
tie
tolbooth
training school
two-way
union
united
universal
vinculum
ward
work camp

Antonyms for joint

cleft
crack
crevice
disconnection
disjoint
divided
division
divorce
esoteric
exclusive
fissure
gap
independent
individual
one-man
one-sided
one-way
outside
particular
personal
private
rift
separate
separated
separation
several
single
sole
solitary
special
specialized
uncombined
uncoordinated
unilateral
unshared

Meanings of joint

noun
1. The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate.
2. The point where two components of a structure join rigidly.
3. Any part of the body where two bones join, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.
4. The means of securing together the meeting surfaces of components of a structure.
5. A cut of meat.
6. The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations.
7. A fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint.
8. (somewhat derogatory) A place of business, particularly in the food service or hospitality industries.
9. (with the definite article) Prison.
10. A marijuana cigarette.
11. A syringe used to inject an illicit drug.
12. The penis.
verb
1. To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together.
2. To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.
3. To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.
4. To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.
5. To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do.
adjective
1. Done by two or more people or organisations working together.

Example Sentences

They formed a joint venture to expand their business overseas.
My elbow joint has been sore after the workout.
We hosted a joint birthday party for the twins.
The doctors examined the patient's knee joint for any signs of injury.
The two companies signed a joint agreement to collaborate on the project.

On this page you'll find 172 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to joint, such as: abutment, articulation, attachment, bar, bastille, bend, big house.

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