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applies (oneself)

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present tense third-person singular of apply (oneself)

Synonyms & Antonyms of applies (oneself)

as in pitches in, digs in

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for applies (oneself)

buckles (down),
digs in,
hammers (away),
knuckles down,
pitches in

bangs away,
beavers (away),
digs (away),
drudges,
endeavors,
fags,
grubs,
humps,
hustles,
labors,
moils,
pegs (away),
plods,
plows,
plugs,
slaves,
slogs,
strains,
strives,
struggles,
sweats,
toils,
travails,
tugs,
works

attacks,
drives

essays,
tries

exercises,
exerts,
overexerts,
overworks

ekes out,
grinds (out),
puts out,
scrabbles,
scratches

trudges,
wades

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for applies (oneself)

breaks,
eases (up),
lets up,
slackens

bums,
chills,
dallies,
dillydallies,
footles,
goldbricks,
goofs (off),
hacks (around),
hangs (around or out),
idles,
lazes,
loafs,
lounges,
shirks,
slacks (off),
vegges out
(or veges out)

basks,
lolls,
relaxes,
reposes,
rests,
unwinds

dabbles,
doodles,
fools around,
fribbles,
goofs (around),
hangs,
hangs about
[British],
messes around,
monkeys (around),
plays,
potters (around),
putters (around),
trifles

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