Antonyms for jones

Grammar : Noun

Spell : johnz

Phonetic Transcription : dʒoʊnz

Definition of jones

Origin : surname, literally "John's (child);" see John. Phrase keep up with the Joneses (1913, American English) is from the title of a comic strip by Arthur R. Momand. The slang sense "intense desire, addiction" (1968) probably arose from earlier use of Jones as a synonym for "heroin," presumably from the proper name, but the connection, if any, is obscure. Related: Jonesing.

As in dependence : noun reliance
As in addiction : noun a habit of activity, often injurious

Example sentences :

They said to my face that I was a beauty; at Mr. Jones's, they said I was a fright.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 7, May 14, 1870 » by Various

Why she's Cleopatra is as weird a history as why I'm Mrs. Jones.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

I nearly asked for Mrs. O'Brien, but turned her into Jones at the danger point.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

Also they had an idea that Mrs. Jones possessed something of which they were anxious to get hold.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

Aw, he was only telegraphing to Gresham an' Jones for some sody water syrups.
Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance

Just as the reader may be the Jones or the Tomkins of the moment if his soul thirst for glory.
Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman

Mr. Jones keeps about twenty fine cats in stock all the time.
Extract from : « Concerning Cats » by Helen M. Winslow

Mrs. Jones insisted on accompanying me on the first day's journey.
Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson

I know you now,” she said, gaining courage; “your name is Jones, is it not?
Extract from : « Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI » by Various

This was a moment, with Jones, of intense—of overwhelming emotion.
Extract from : « Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI » by Various

Synonyms for jones

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