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 By the end of the day, Khālid had fortified the palace and was prepared to dig in and fight. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Aug. 2026 Where the airlines will dig in The airline industry isn’t hiding its displeasure. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 No talks are taking place, as both sides dig in and the war continues with no end in sight. — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 Debris covered streets and searchers continued to dig in the rubble for possible victims, while more than 40,000 people remained in tents, evacuation centers and makeshift shelters. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dig in

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Verb

The Alpine car simply isn’t in the same league as those from Mercedes, McLaren, Red Bull and Ferrari over a race distance, leaving Gasly unable to hang on at the front.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
In the first clip, five white shirts hang on a clothesline before the camera pans to a visibly pregnant Ciara, wearing a white tank top and jeans, her hair in rollers.

— Emma Banks, InStyle, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of hang on

Verb

The cozy, luxuriously soft fabric is made for curling up on the couch to read a book, watch a movie, or nap.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2026
While the sun sets earlier and earlier, there’s no better excuse to unplug, curl up and turn the page.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of curl up

Verb

Gizelle, who has been stirring the pot and playing producer for everyone on the trip, keeps up her conniving ways by sitting down all the RHOP ladies except for Candiace during their Potomac retrospective moment at the party.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
It is cut in half for the very year the budget projects the department at its busiest, with demand so high the city is outsourcing inspectors and plan reviewers to keep up.

— Fabiola Stuyvesant, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of keep up

Verb

Although the buildings have gotten taller over the years, the essential tool of the trade — a spud wrench that every ironworker carries on his belt to tighten the bolts that hold the beams together — has not changed in fifty years.

— Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Athens, the rest of the mainland, and many of the larger islands carry on much as usual.

— Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of carry on

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