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buckling (down to)

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present participle of buckle (down to)

Synonyms & Antonyms of buckling (down to)

as in focusing (on), concentrating (on)

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for buckling (down to)

concentrating (on),
focusing (on)
(also focussing (on)),
knuckling down (to),
zeroing (in on)

addressing,
approaching,
facing

falling (to),
pitching in,
plunging (in),
settling (down)

attacking,
diving (into),
tackling,
wading (in or into)

pursuing,
taking up,
undertaking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for buckling (down to)

avoiding,
evading,
shunning

dallying,
dawdling,
dillydallying,
fiddling (around),
fooling,
idling,
lagging,
messing,
monkeying (around),
playing,
poking,
pottering (around),
puttering (around),
trifling

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“Buckling (down to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buckling%20%28down%20to%29. Accessed 22 May. 2022.

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