MUGGED Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

mugged

verb

past tense of mug

as in grimaced

to distort one's face every time their picture was snapped, both children mugged by sticking out their tongues or scrunching up their faces

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as in photographed

to take a photograph of mugging captured criminals for the police records

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Recent Examples of mugged Stuff like Caitlin Clark getting mugged with no foul being called, or Sophie Cunningham pointing at some obnoxious player, or ESPN drooling over a coach wearing a pro-trans shirt. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026 While on the way to an audition, she was approached by fans and felt jarred, worried she was getting mugged. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026 If you get mugged, don’t look the magnanakaw in the eye. — Joseph Trinidad, Longreads, 16 June 2026 Jeffries remembers that, in his preteen years, his mother, Laneda, was often mugged on her way home from work. — Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026 Drivers in New York pay a $9 fee to drive into Manhattan to get mugged, have their cars hijacked, or both. — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026 Nathan MacKinnon managed to keep his cool Thursday despite getting mugged every shift and drawing some curious calls — Embellishment? — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026 Hardly surprising when the average American citizen is being fiscally mugged by the consequences of double standards that have long been at play, with Israeli entities not only exempt from registering as foreign agents, but exceptionally blessed to freely interfere in American political life. — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026 Our own editors have run the gamut of unexpected setbacks abroad, including getting mugged and pickpocketed, as well as having their passports stolen. — Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026

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Then, as Cerúndolo prepared to serve, Sinner grimaced, took a few gingerly steps, and stretched his apparently cramping legs.

— Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Clark immediately started limping and grimaced as she was subbed out.

— James Boyd, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

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She was photographed riding a car alongside husband Prince William, who was behind the wheel, and their three children, Prince George, 13, Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, 8.

— Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
The Bachelorette star appeared to be photographed by her wife, who documented her in the wooden outdoor shower from above.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026

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As prosecutors played audio of Davis explaining the moment Shakur was shot, members of Shakur's family, including his stepbrother Maurice Shakur, stared ahead and listened intently from the audience.

— CBS News, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Near the intersection of 11th Street and Washington Avenue, Hoffmann stopped and stared at the illuminated building across the street — the Miami Beach Police Department.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026

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