Synonyms of plodded

plodded

verb

past tense of plod

1

as in labored

to devote serious and sustained effort

plodded night and day to get the assignment done

Synonyms & Similar Words

• labored
• struggled
• worked
• endeavored
• tried
• toiled
• tugged
• hustled
• plowed
• slogged
• humped
• strove
• grubbed
• dug (away)
• drudged
• slaved
• fagged
• sweat
• plugged
• pegged (away)
• travailed
• strained
• banged away
• moiled
• applied (oneself)
• beavered (away)
• trudged
• sweat blood
• attacked
• drove
• essayed
• hammered (away)
• waded
• scratched
• buckled (down)
• pitched in
• dug in
• exerted
• exercised
• scrabbled
• eked out
• overworked
• knuckled down
• ground (out)
• overexerted
• put out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slackened
• broke
• eased (up)
• lounged
• lazed
• loafed
• let up
• chilled
• dallied
• shirked
• idled
• rested
• hung (around or out)
• bummed
• lolled
• relaxed
• basked
• goofed (off)
• slacked (off)
• hacked (around)
• hung
• played
• reposed
• unwound
• dabbled
• trifled
• dillydallied
• doodled
• goldbricked
• footled
• vegged out
• goofed (around)
• fooled around
• messed around
• puttered (around)
• hung about
• pottered (around)
• monkeyed (around)
• fribbled

2

as in stumbled

to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually

oxen plodding through deep mud

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stumbled
• struggled
• trudged
• shuffled
• limped
• floundered
• blundered
• lurched
• lumbered
• jogged
• fumbled
• bumbled
• shambled
• swayed
• faltered
• flogged
• staggered
• reeled
• tottered
• wallowed
• teetered
• weltered
• muddled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sailed
• flew
• glided
• coasted
• zipped
• zoomed
• kilted

3

as in dragged

to move slowly

plodded reluctantly off to work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dragged
• crawled
• crept
• shuffled
• poked
• slouched
• inched
• limped
• oozed
• nosed
• trudged
• creaked (along)
• snailed
• shambled
• tramped
• lumbered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flew
• raced
• sped
• sailed
• floated
• hurried
• whizzed
• zipped
• glided
• tore

4

as in shuffled

to move heavily or clumsily

wayfarers plodding across the sandy wastes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shuffled
• stumbled
• stomped
• trudged
• barged
• weaved
• shambled
• lurched
• tramped
• floundered
• stamped
• sloughed
• dragged
• hauled
• clumped
• lumbered
• pounded
• slogged
• stumped
• lumped
• scuffled
• scuffed
• staggered
• galumphed
• tromped
• flopped
• flogged
• swayed
• waddled
• tottered
• reeled
• blundered
• careened
• teetered
• wobbled
• doddered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slid
• glided
• whisked
• drifted
• coasted
• hung
• waltzed
• breezed
• floated
• hovered
• wafted
• poised

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plodded

An hour into the match, Villa Park — tense as the home side plodded against Leeds United a goal down — broke out in excitement. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Loaded trucks plodded through the crowd with people in their cargo beds throwing tomatoes at the revelers — who, in turn, hurled them at one another. — ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026

Minnesota’s defense has been unreliable lately, but Wisconsin’s offense has plodded most of the year. — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 28 Nov. 2025

For months, the two initiatives plodded along, with photo ops and declarations of good will. — Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025

The Demon Deacons coach ran towards Belichick while removing his hat as the six-time Super Bowl champion coach plodded his way across the field for a blow-by handshake. — Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025