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

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

So, while exploring your options, consider, too, the possibility of digging out of your debt on your own. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 14 May 2026

Less Often Than Grass No need to worry about digging out the clover in your yard. — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 13 May 2026

The New York Times, citing US intelligence reports, said Iranian personnel have been digging out underground missile bunkers and silos struck by American and Israeli bombs and returning them to operation hours after attacks. — Arsalan Shahla, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026

Bjorn himself was stationed at the guest car park, digging out every single car and clearing them of snow. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026