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drill

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of drill

1 an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity
  • Shuttling the kids between extracurricular activities is all part of the suburban drill.
Synonyms of drill

grind, groove, pattern, rote, routine, rut, treadmill
Words Related to drill

regimen

custom, fashion, habit, practice (also practise), trick, wont

approach, manner, method, procedure, strategy, style, tack, technique, way
2 something done over and over in order to develop skill
  • doing vocabulary drills all afternoon in preparation for the test
Synonyms of drill

exercise, practice (also practise), routine, training, workout
Words Related to drill

assignment, homework, lesson

brushup, refresher, review
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drill

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of drill

1 to make a hole or series of holes in
  • the nerve-jangling sound when a dentist drills a tooth
Synonyms of drill

bore, hole, perforate, pierce, punch, puncture, riddle
Words Related to drill

broach, tap

poke, prick, prickle

penetrate

burrow (into), excavate, gouge, groove, hollow

break, cut, gash, notch, rend, rupture, slash, slit, split
Near Antonyms of drill

fill, patch, plug, seal
2 to strike with a missile from a gun
  • drilled the target from 100 yards away
Synonyms of drill

gun, shoot
Words Related to drill

blow away, bring down, drop, pick off, shoot down

blaze, pepper, potshot, snipe (at)

blast (at), fire (at)

pistol, shotgun

machine-gun, tommy-gun
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drill

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of drill

to put or set into the ground to grow
  • He drills soybeans in the same rows with corn.
Synonyms of drill

plant, put in, seed, sow
Words Related to drill

bed

replant, transplant

broadcast, scatter

pot

overseed, reseed
Near Antonyms of drill

gather, harvest, reap

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