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knuckling down (to)

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present participle of knuckle down (to)

Synonyms & Antonyms of knuckling down (to)

as in focusing (on), concentrating (on)

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for knuckling down (to)

buckling (down to),
concentrating (on),
focusing (on)
(also focussing (on)),
zeroing (in on)

addressing,
approaching,
facing

falling (to),
pitching in,
plunging (in),
settling (down)

attacking,
diving (into),
tackling,
wading (in or into)

pursuing,
taking up,
undertaking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for knuckling down (to)

avoiding,
evading,
shunning

dallying,
dawdling,
dillydallying,
fiddling (around),
fooling,
idling,
lagging,
messing,
monkeying (around),
playing,
poking,
pottering (around),
puttering (around),
trifling

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“Knuckling down (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knuckling%20down%20%28to%29. Accessed 24 Jun. 2022.

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