Synonyms of dug (away)

dug (away)

verb

past tense of dig (away)

as in wrought

to devote serious and sustained effort

it took days of digging away at the subject, but he understands it thoroughly now

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wrought
• labored
• struggled
• worked
• strived
• sweated
• tried
• pegged (away)
• tugged
• plowed
• banged away
• sweated blood
• endeavored
• toiled
• sweat
• grubbed
• hustled
• slaved
• humped
• plugged
• strove
• beavered (away)
• applied (oneself)
• dug in
• hammered (away)
• sweat blood
• travailed
• fagged
• moiled
• strained
• pitched in
• plodded
• drudged
• buckled (down)
• slogged
• attacked
• eked out
• exerted
• scratched
• knuckled down
• drove
• exercised
• put out
• essayed
• ground (out)
• overworked
• waded
• overexerted
• trudged
• scrabbled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• eased (up)
• hung (around or out)
• broke
• slackened
• let up
• hanged (around or out)
• hacked (around)
• slacked (off)
• chilled
• goofed (off)
• shirked
• rested
• relaxed
• idled
• lounged
• bummed
• loafed
• lazed
• dallied
• played
• dillydallied
• basked
• reposed
• goldbricked
• hung
• vegged out
• footled
• unwound
• hanged
• lolled
• puttered (around)
• fooled around
• hung about
• pottered (around)
• messed around
• trifled
• dabbled
• goofed (around)
• doodled
• monkeyed (around)
• fribbled