Antonyms for
jones
An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name John.
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No Antonyms Found for Jones

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All Definitions for Jones

Below are all the dictionary definitions of jones:

1An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name John.
2A placename
3A number of places in the United States:
4A locality in Kenora District, north-west Ontario, Canada.
5A municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines.
6An unincorporated community in Autauga County, Alabama.
7An unincorporated community in Coles County, Illinois.
8An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky.
9An unincorporated community in Cass County, Michigan.
10A town in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.
11An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia.
12Two townships, in Elk County, Pennsylvania and Beltrami County, Minnesota, listed under Jones Township.
13An addiction or intense craving.
14Have an intense craving.
15To binge on cocaine and/or alcohol.
16Heroin.
17Ellipsis of Jones County. [One of 159 counties in Georgia, United States. County seat: Gray. Named after James Jones.]

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