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buckles (down to)

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present tense third-person singular of buckle (down to)

Synonyms & Antonyms of buckles (down to)

as in focuses (on), concentrates (on)

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for buckles (down to)

concentrates (on),
focuses (on)
(or focusses (on)),
knuckles down (to),
zeroes (in on)

addresses,
approaches,
faces

falls (to),
pitches in,
plunges (in),
settles (down)

attacks,
dives (into),
tackles,
wades (in or into)

pursues,
takes up,
undertakes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for buckles (down to)

avoids,
evades,
shuns

dallies,
dawdles,
dillydallies,
fiddles (around),
fools,
idles,
lags,
messes,
monkeys (around),
plays,
pokes,
potters (around),
putters (around),
trifles

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“Buckles (down to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buckles%20%28down%20to%29. Accessed 28 Jun. 2022.

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