Synonyms of digging out

digging out

verb

present participle of dig out

1

as in finding

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

she dug her old art supplies out of the basement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• finding
• learning
• discovering
• locating
• hitting (on or upon)
• finding out
• digging up
• tracking (down)
• running down
• getting
• hunting (down or up)
• routing (out)
• dredging (up)
• scouting (up)
• turning up
• ferreting (out)
• rooting (out)
• determining
• detecting
• scaring up
• ascertaining
• nosing out
• rummaging
• searching (for or out)
• looking for
• descrying
• spotting
• sighting
• seeking
• espying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• passing over
• missing
• overlooking
• losing
• misplacing
• missetting
• mislaying

2

as in departing

to leave a place often for another

without saying where she was going, the young woman dug out early the next morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• departing
• exiting
• moving
• running along
• pulling out
• walking out
• going
• stepping (along)
• pushing on
• peeling off
• shoving (off)
• pushing off
• getting
• buzzing (off)
• cutting out
• getting off
• packing (up or off)
• bailing out
• taking off
• clearing out
• going off
• bugging out
• clearing off
• beating it
• sallying (forth)
• starting
• buggering off
• hitting the road
• evacuating
• taking a hike
• escaping
• taking a powder
• fleeing
• bugging off
• pulling stakes
• piking (out or off)
• parting
• flying
• bailing
• striking out
• setting out
• quitting
• booking
• running away
• getting out
• vamoosing
• retiring
• withdrawing
• going out
• stepping out
• scarpering
• retreating
• skipping
• emigrating
• lighting out
• mizzling
• removing
• abandoning
• absconding
• deserting
• vacating
• forsaking
• scramming
• scatting
• decamping
• adjourning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coming
• showing up
• arriving
• remaining
• turning up
• staying
• settling
• lodging
• abiding
• dwelling
• approaching
• closing
• nearing
• reaching
• hitting
• tarrying
• landing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of digging out

At the other end, Diabaté kept digging out offensive rebounds or drawing fouls. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 21 Oct. 2026

While roof rats make their homes in trees, rafters, and attics, Norway rats look for lower ground, digging out interconnected systems of tunnels and nesting spaces. — Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 17 Oct. 2026

Jac Caglianone sent both runners home, digging out an 81 mph changeup from righty Bailey Ober and giving the Royals a 2-0 lead. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026

Weeding tools or an old screwdriver will speed up digging out roots. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 June 2026

I'mPhaedra Trethan, digging out my old Rod Brind'Amour Flyers jersey and congratulating the coach on his team's Stanley Cup Finals win. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 15 June 2026

Ahead of the finish, Vegas continued its second-period dominance in the series, digging out of a 3-1 hole and making a bit of history in the process; for the first time in Stanley Cup Final history, four games have featured a team rallying from a multi-goal deficit to at least tie the game. — Michael Russo, New York Times, 12 June 2026

By analogy, a software engineer who has been digging out a basement with a shovel gets handed a bulldozer. — Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026

Before this handy feature, passengers would have the whole boarding process held up with their bags splayed out in the aisle, digging out one tiny item. — Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2026