DUG OUT Synonyms: 223 Similar and Opposite Words

dugout 1 of 2

noun

Definition of dugout next

as in canoe

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as in bunker

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dug out

2 of 2

verb

past tense of dig out

as in found

to come upon after searching, study, or effort she dug her old art supplies out of the basement

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as in exited

to leave a place often for another without saying where she was going, the young woman dug out early the next morning

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Recent Examples of dugout

Noun

Benjamin Cano, who brought his wife and three kids down from Norwalk for Friday’s game, was down behind the Padres dugout offering encouragement before the game. —

Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026 Freeman left the game but walked to the dugout under his own power. —

ABC News, 7 June 2026

Verb

Six days after the Twin Cities metro dug out from more than a foot of heavy wet snow, people are basking in the warmth of near 70-degree temperatures. —

Adam Duxter, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026 Gilbert public works employee Rob Johnson dug out an aging water meter within the Ashland Ranch community on March 3 as part of the field work audit that began in February. —

Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dugout

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dugout

Noun

Right then, with both canoes in plain sight, a moose showed up at the edge of the alders across the lake.

— Fred Bear, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2026
The shallow Ethiopian gambella canoe basket makes a particularly good dining or coffee table centerpiece, especially as a counterpoint to glass or glossy surfaces that need grounding.

— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 11 June 2026