Synonyms of dugout

dugout 1 of 2

noun

1

as in canoe

Related Words

• canoe
• rowboat
• pontoon
• raft
• kayak
• pirogue
• skiff
• outrigger
• surfboat
• dinghy
• flatboat
• watercraft
• paddleboat
• gig
• shell
• umiak
• sampan
• pram
• dhow
• johnboat
• punt
• bateau
• scow
• scull
• pinnace
• shallop
• catamaran
• curragh
• coracle
• yacht
• schooner
• piragua
• vessel
• dink
• sailboat
• dory
• rowing boat
• motorboat
• cruiser
• wherry
• outboard
• garvey
• catboat
• inboard
• bottom
• craft
• riverboat
• longboat
• powerboat
• lifeboat
• barge
• cutter
• ketch
• houseboat
• caïque
• auxiliary
• jolly boat
• yawl
• keel
• towboat
• tugboat
• tender
• launch
• lighter
• tug
• keelboat
• hoy
• ferryboat
• ferry
• taxi
• narrow boat
• gondola
• bumboat
• water taxi

2

as in bunker

Related Words

• bunker
• parapet
• breastwork
• blockhouse
• rampart
• earthwork
• fort
• bulwark
• fortress
• battlement
• castle
• fortification
• citadel
• embattlement
• stronghold
• garrison house
• redoubt
• bastion
• fastness
• hold
• casbah
• alcazar

dug out

2 of 2

verb

past tense of dig out

1

as in found

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

she dug her old art supplies out of the basement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• found
• learned
• discovered
• located
• dug up
• got
• found out
• hit (on or upon)
• ran down
• detected
• tracked (down)
• hunted (down or up)
• dredged (up)
• turned up
• determined
• ascertained
• rooted (out)
• routed (out)
• scouted (up)
• rummaged
• scared up
• nosed out
• ferreted (out)
• descried
• spotted
• searched (for or out)
• looked for
• sighted
• sought
• espied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• passed over
• missed
• overlooked
• lost
• misplaced
• mislaid
• misset

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exited
• departed
• moved
• got
• went
• pulled out
• got off
• walked out
• pushed off
• stepped (along)
• pushed on
• peeled off
• packed (up or off)
• ran along
• went off
• cut out
• evacuated
• escaped
• started
• cleared out
• bailed out
• cleared off
• fled
• buzzed (off)
• shoved (off)
• sallied (forth)
• beat it
• bailed
• parted
• buggered off
• quit
• flew
• took off
• hit the road
• set out
• took a powder
• took a hike
• bugged out
• retired
• pulled stakes
• bugged off
• withdrew
• booked
• struck out
• got out
• retreated
• emigrated
• went out
• stepped out
• piked (out or off)
• ran away
• scarpered
• skipped
• vamoosed
• removed
• mizzled
• abandoned
• lit
• deserted
• absconded
• vacated
• decamped
• scrammed
• forsook
• scatted
• adjourned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• came
• arrived
• turned up
• showed up
• remained
• stayed
• settled
• lodged
• closed
• approached
• reached
• hit
• dwelled
• landed
• abided
• tarried
• neared

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dugout

Noun

In-game video is only available on a delay, and rules are posted in all clubhouses that prevent non-field personnel from entering the dugout. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026

In real life, the Ingalls family lived in Walnut Grove in a dugout, a house dug into the side of a hill that used sod for some of the walls. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 12 July 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