Synonyms of dig out

dig out

verb

1

as in to find

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

she dug her old art supplies out of the basement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• find
• learn
• discover
• locate
• get
• dig up
• find out
• track (down)
• run down
• hunt (down or up)
• hit (on or upon)
• ascertain
• dredge (up)
• turn up
• determine
• detect
• ferret (out)
• rout (out)
• root (out)
• scout (up)
• nose out
• scare up
• rummage
• descry
• sight
• spot
• search (for or out)
• look for
• seek
• espy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pass over
• miss
• overlook
• lose
• misplace
• misset
• mislay

2

as in to move

to leave a place often for another

without saying where she was going, the young woman dug out early the next morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• move
• exit
• depart
• get
• go
• peel off
• run along
• pull out
• cut out
• walk out
• bail out
• get off
• push off
• take a walk
• sally (forth)
• evacuate
• clear out
• push on
• go off
• escape
• part
• start
• clear off
• step (along)
• pike (out or off)
• flee
• pack (up or off)
• take off
• beat it
• shove (off)
• bail
• bugger off
• bug out
• quit
• fly
• take a powder
• buzz (off)
• bug off
• book
• take a hike
• set out
• pull up stakes
• hit the road
• strike out
• withdraw
• pull stakes
• run away
• get out
• retire
• begone
• retreat
• emigrate
• step out
• skip
• vamoose
• go out
• scarper
• light out
• remove
• abandon
• desert
• vacate
• abscond
• forsake
• adjourn
• scram
• decamp
• scat
• mizzle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• come
• show up
• arrive
• remain
• stay
• turn up
• dwell
• settle
• abide
• close
• approach
• reach
• hit
• lodge
• land
• tarry
• near

Examples of dig out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Luis Severino turned in arguably his worst outing of the season, putting the Amazins’ in a hole too deep to dig out of. —James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 31 July 2024

Down by 16 at one point, the Americans dug out of that hole with an 18-0 run in the second half — then needed heroics at the end anyway. —Tim Reynolds, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2024

Some had a practical reason for venturing underground—quarrying stone for building material, digging out cisterns or mining salt. —Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2024

Sure, the bags – like the new boho Brooklyn style championed by Gigi’s sister Bella Hadid–might involve saving up for, but everyone can dig out an old-school souvenir or four to clip onto their cross-body. —Alice Newbold, Vogue, 23 July 2024