DIG IN Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

dig in

verb

Definition of dig in

as in to hang on

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as in to chow (down)

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diet
fast

as in to curl up

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Recent Examples of dig in So please grab your own cup and dig in to the items of interest assembled below. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026 Part of the solution, parents say, is to let students dig in the dirt during science class or leaf through a library book during English. — Stephanie Cook Broadhurst, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026 In Children Playing on the Beach, 1884, two pudgy and sunburned girls dig in the sand. — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026 But journalism has gotten so much smaller, and academia is also very precarious — and the idea of an academic writing in any kind of consumer-facing press is now considered a dig in your tenure file. — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dig in

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Verb

Then there is Anunoby, who played at Indiana where basketball nets hang on barns and until Curt Cignetti arrived in Bloomington, football season mostly meant preseason hoops season.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Gene therapies and virtual-reality programs—which staged daily tasks, such as placing a fork on a plate, in high-contrast black-and-white—were helping adults with low vision hang on to what remained of their sight.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of hang on

Verb

Spade curled up in a ball under falling debris, having lost sight of D’Allara, who was later confirmed dead.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026
Reading is usually a private experience, and there’s nothing like curling up in your favorite chair with a good book.

— Adele Chapin, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of curl up

Verb

For agencies, the challenge is to keep up without letting new technologies or speed metrics crowd out sound judgment and creative thinking.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Burnout is a state of physical, mental and emotional exhaustion caused by prolonged or repeated stress that leaves people feeling overwhelmed, emotionally depleted and unable to keep up with ongoing demands.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of keep up

Verb

When reporters shouted questions about the bombshell conversation, the future king at the time simply chuckled, remained silent and carried on walking.

— Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Other studies have shown that public preschool helps with readiness for Kindergarten, but this study show that the benefits carry on at least through third grade, according to FIU professor and researcher Charles Bleiker.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of carry on

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