Synonyms of dug (away)

dug (away)

verb

past tense of dig (away)

as in labored

to devote serious and sustained effort

it took days of digging away at the subject, but he understands it thoroughly now

Synonyms & Similar Words

• labored
• struggled
• worked
• endeavored
• tried
• pegged (away)
• tugged
• plowed
• banged away
• toiled
• grubbed
• sweat
• hustled
• slaved
• humped
• plugged
• strove
• beavered (away)
• applied (oneself)
• dug in
• hammered (away)
• sweat blood
• travailed
• fagged
• moiled
• pitched in
• strained
• plodded
• drudged
• buckled (down)
• slogged
• attacked
• eked out
• exerted
• scratched
• knuckled down
• exercised
• drove
• put out
• essayed
• ground (out)
• overworked
• waded
• overexerted
• trudged
• scrabbled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• eased (up)
• hung (around or out)
• broke
• slackened
• let up
• hacked (around)
• slacked (off)
• chilled
• goofed (off)
• shirked
• rested
• relaxed
• idled
• lounged
• bummed
• loafed
• lazed
• dallied
• played
• dillydallied
• basked
• reposed
• goldbricked
• hung
• vegged out
• footled
• unwound
• lolled
• puttered (around)
• fooled around
• hung about
• pottered (around)
• messed around
• trifled
• dabbled
• goofed (around)
• doodled
• monkeyed (around)
• fribbled