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dug up

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past tense of dig up

Synonyms & Antonyms of dug up

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

she tried to dig up any information she could for the report on sharks

Synonyms for dug up

ascertained,
descried,
detected,
determined,
discovered,
dredged (up),
dug out,
ferreted (out),
found,
found out,
got,
hit (on or upon),
hunted (down or up),
learned,
located,
nosed out,
ran down,
rooted (out),
routed (out),
rummaged,
scared up,
scouted (up),
tracked (down),
turned up

Words Related to dug up

espied,
sighted,
spotted

looked for,
searched (for or out),
sought

Near Antonyms for dug up

lost,
mislaid,
misplaced,
misset
(or mis-set)

Antonyms for dug up

missed,
overlooked,
passed over

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