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applying (oneself)

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present participle of apply (oneself)

Synonyms & Antonyms of applying (oneself)

as in pitching in, digging in

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for applying (oneself)

buckling (down),
digging in,
hammering (away),
knuckling down,
pitching in

attacking,
driving

essaying,
trying

exercising,
exerting,
overexerting,
overworking

eking out,
grinding (out),
putting out,
scrabbling,
scratching

trudging,
wading

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for applying (oneself)

breaking,
easing (up),
letting up,
slackening

bumming,
chilling,
dallying,
dillydallying,
footling,
goldbricking,
goofing (off),
hacking (around),
hanging (around or out),
idling,
lazing,
loafing,
lounging,
shirking,
slacking (off),
vegging out

basking,
lolling,
relaxing,
reposing,
resting,
unwinding

dabbling,
doodling,
fooling around,
fribbling,
goofing (around),
hanging,
hanging about
[British],
messing around,
monkeying (around),
playing,
pottering (around),
puttering (around),
trifling

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“Applying (oneself).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applying%20%28oneself%29. Accessed 16 May. 2022.

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