jugular
The word “jugular” has 3 syllables: ju-gu-lar
It's pronounced as /ˈdʒʌɡ.jə.lɚ/
What is synonym and antonym for jugular?
In the thesaurus, “jugular” has 15 synonyms and 1 antonym.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for jugular along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for jugular
- back
- chink
- deep
- downfall
- gruff
- gular
- guttural
- hamartia
- hoarse
- husky
- ruin
- soft spot
- tragic flaw
- underbelly
- undoing
Antonyms for jugular
- soft
Meanings of jugular
- noun
- A jugular vein.
- (by extension) Any critical vulnerability.
- adjective
- Relating to, or located near, the neck or throat.
- (of fish) Having ventral fins attached under the throat.
- Relating to juggling.
Example Sentences
- The knife narrowly missed the jugular vein.
- He went straight for his opponent’s jugular during the debate.
- An injury to the jugular can be life-threatening without immediate care.
- The predator’s instinct was to attack the jugular of its prey.
- Surgeons carefully avoided the jugular during the procedure.
On this page you'll find 16 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to jugular, such as: back, chink, deep, downfall, gruff, gular, guttural.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
back
- aback
- abaft
- abet
- abide by
- about
- across
- adopt
- advance
- advise
- advocate
- affirm
- aft
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- aid
- ally
- angel
- anticlockwise
- around
- assist
- astern
- athwart
- attend
- avouch
- back end
- back of
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- backstop
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- bail out
- bankroll
- bear a hand
- behind
- benefit
- bolster
- boost
- buttress
- champion
- chink
- comfort
- confirm
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- counsel
- countenance
- counter
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- delayed
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- dorsal
- down
- downfall
- downward
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- extremity
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- fall back
- far end
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- give a boost
- give a leg up
- give a lift
- go in for
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- grubstake
- guide
- hamartia
- hearten
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- hind
- hinder
- hindmost
- hindpart
- hindquarters
- hold a brief for
- in the wake of
- indorse
- jugular
- launch
- left-handed
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- mentor
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- plug
- posterior
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- rear
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- stern
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- stick by
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- subsidize
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- syne
- tail
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- talk up
- to stand one in good stead
- tragic flaw
- turn tail
- underbelly
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- uphold
- validate
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- widdershins
- withdraw
- withershins
hamartia
- back
- chink
- downfall
- failing flaw
- jugular
- ruin
- soft spot
- tragic flaw
- underbelly
- undoing
- weak point
underbelly
- abyss
- back
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- belly
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- chink
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- demimonde
- demiworld
- depths
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- failing
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- foot
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- frailty
- ground
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- half-world
- hamartia
- jugular
- lowest part
- nadir
- nether portion
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- pedestal
- pediment
- rest
- ruin
- seat
- shortcoming
- soft spot
- sole
- substratum
- substructure
- support
- terra firma
- toe
- tragic flaw
- underbody
- undercarriage
- underneath
- underpart
- underpinning
- underside
- undersurface
- underworld
- undoing
- vulnerable place
- weak link
- weak side
- weakness