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knuckled down (to)

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past tense of knuckle down (to)

Synonyms & Antonyms of knuckled down (to)

as in focused (on), concentrated (on)

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for knuckled down (to)

buckled (down to),
concentrated (on),
focused (on)
(also focussed (on)),
zeroed (in on)

addressed,
approached,
faced

fell (to),
pitched in,
plunged (in),
settled (down)

attacked,
dived (into)
(or dove (into)),
tackled,
waded (in or into)

pursued,
took up,
undertook

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for knuckled down (to)

avoided,
evaded,
shunned

dallied,
dawdled,
dillydallied,
fiddled (around),
fooled,
idled,
lagged,
messed,
monkeyed (around),
played,
poked,
pottered (around),
puttered (around),
trifled

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“Knuckled down (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knuckled%20down%20%28to%29. Accessed 29 Jun. 2022.

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