DIGS UP Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

digs up

verb

present tense third-person singular of dig up

as in finds

to come upon after searching, study, or effort she tried to dig up any information she could for the report on sharks

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Recent Examples of digs up What begins as a journey for father and son to spread the ashes of their wife and mother, Faye, quickly turns into a fantastical adventure the tests their relationship and digs up ghosts from Kratos' past. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026 By chance, Bogdan digs up a gravesite that has bones laid on top of it—bones belonging to Peter Mercer. — Barry Levitt, Time, 28 Aug. 2025 There's also a third body involved when contractor Bodgan digs up a bonus set of bones in the cemetery, providing a potential motive for the Ventham killing and creating a third mystery to solve in the process. — EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025 When Gomez was arrested for murder at Nevermore’s Parents’ Weekend, Wednesday gets on the case and digs up the dead body of the boy her dad supposedly killed, Garrett Gates. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for digs up

Verb

Even on a long, tiring shoot, the cast mostly still finds the energy to celebrate each other.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Exiles picks up after a two-year time jump and finds Hondo’s life dramatically changed.

— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of finds

Verb

The key is to understand where each audience learns and engages, then prioritize relevant relationships over mass reach.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The creator specifically references a scene from Outlander season 1 in which the older version of Dougal, played by Graham McTavish, learns of Maura’s death.

— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of learns

Verb

Decades later, Santa discovers the misplaced letter and immediately sets out to make things right.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
Written by Pennette, the untitled comedy stars Pierce as a man who discovers that the unexamined life can bite you in the ass.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of discovers

Verb

Qualley locates defensive purpose in Maya’s stiff reserve, and an errant gleam of joy when Charlie’s dorky come-ons actually do the job.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
If most people tend to think of the art as the visual or sonic manifestation one encounters, Protocol Art locates the art not in its manifestations but in the work that generates them.

— Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of locates

Verb

As Connecticut digs out after a historic Nor’easter dumped over two feet of snow across parts of the state this week, the question municipalities are tasked with now is where to put it.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2026
Jonathan Ernst/Reuters As the East Coast digs out from a massive snowstorm, a potential nor'easter could bring more snow to the region this weekend.

— Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2026

Definition of digs out

Verb

Jessica Barden has a ball playing a mercurial, theatrical Nance who gets nauseous at the sight of her peas touching her carrots touching her mashed potatoes.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
The rule gives immigration officers wider discretion when deciding who gets a green card or certain visas.

— Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026