Synonyms of slog

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verb

ˈsläg 

1

as in to hit

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

the two boxers were so exhausted they just slogged each other indiscriminately

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hit
• smack
• slap
• knock
• punch
• bang
• slam
• strike
• clap
• whack
• pound
• clip
• swipe
• crack
• bat
• kick
• push
• thump
• slug
• box
• bash
• shove
• nail
• bludgeon
• hammer
• clock
• flick
• clobber
• lick
• tap
• zap
• poke
• thwack
• swat
• chop
• sock
• smite
• bob
• rap
• wallop
• clout
• rough
• tag
• bonk
• belt
• bop
• jab
• biff
• stab
• bust
• bump
• paste
• stroke
• whale
• beat
• hang one on
• pummel
• maul
• dump
• drub
• batter
• knee
• pelt
• slash
• butt
• lash
• lambaste
• buffet
• mangle
• pepper
• scuff
• bung
• deck
• cuff
• stamp
• fell
• jostle
• whip
• lace
• sledge
• flog
• flail
• prod
• cream
• level
• thrash
• floor
• sap
• bunt
• cane
• brain
• spear
• pommel
• club
• knock down
• switch
• bowl (down or over)
• bean
• cudgel
• sucker punch
• sledgehammer
• skull
• conk
• rabbit-punch

2

as in to struggle

to devote serious and sustained effort

slogging their way through a pile of paperwork

Synonyms & Similar Words

• struggle
• labor
• strive
• work
• endeavor
• try
• toil
• sweat
• tug
• slave
• plow
• plod
• hustle
• drudge
• travail
• dig (away)
• hump
• plug
• strain
• grub
• beaver (away)
• moil
• bang away
• sweat blood
• fag
• apply (oneself)
• peg (away)
• essay
• buckle (down)
• trudge
• attack
• exercise
• pitch in
• drive
• wade
• scratch
• exert
• eke out
• hammer (away)
• dig in
• grind (out)
• knuckle down
• overwork
• overexert
• put out
• scrabble

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• break
• slacken
• ease (up)
• let up
• bum
• shirk
• chill
• lounge
• hang (around or out)
• rest
• laze
• idle
• loaf
• relax
• goof (off)
• slack (off)
• unwind
• play
• bask
• hack (around)
• repose
• loll
• hang
• trifle
• dabble
• dally
• goldbrick
• dillydally
• veg out
• fool around
• footle
• doodle
• goof (around)
• mess around
• hang about
• monkey (around)
• putter (around)
• potter (around)
• fribble

3

as in to lick

to strike repeatedly

the feisty woman was still slogging her would-be attacker when the police arrived

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lick
• pound
• lash
• hide
• beat
• whip
• hit
• do
• pelt
• knock
• slap
• thump
• assault
• batter
• attack
• punch
• bat
• smash
• paddle
• pummel
• chop
• slam
• spank
• thrash
• bludgeon
• flog
• maul
• slate
• work over
• smack
• bash
• rough (up)
• hammer
• tromp
• drub
• tan
• raid
• punch out
• wallop
• club
• curry
• belabor
• lambaste
• storm
• buffet
• switch
• belt
• lather
• whack
• box
• swipe
• rush
• whop
• beat up on
• whup
• wound
• thresh
• mess (up)
• fib
• baste
• lace
• whale
• crack
• birch
• pommel
• lay on
• descend (on or upon)
• bung up
• clobber
• swat
• thwack
• beset
• sock
• jump (on)
• wham
• whomp
• scourge
• cudgel
• clout
• assail
• strap
• lam
• paste
• leather
• bust
• cane
• cuff
• pounce (on or upon)
• flagellate
• gore
• fustigate
• horsewhip
• lacerate
• maim
• mangle
• blackjack
• rawhide
• mutilate
• pistol-whip
• cowhide

4

as in to shuffle

to move heavily or clumsily

Gramps never tired of telling how he had to slog through the snow in order to get to school

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shuffle
• stumble
• stomp
• trudge
• slough
• lump
• haul
• barge
• clump
• weave
• lurch
• drag
• stump
• plod
• stamp
• flounder
• shamble
• tramp
• galumph
• pound
• scuff
• scuffle
• lumber
• stagger
• flog
• tromp
• flop
• sway
• waddle
• reel
• blunder
• totter
• careen
• wobble
• teeter
• dodder

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coast
• breeze
• slide
• glide
• whisk
• drift
• hang
• waltz
• float
• hover
• waft
• poise

slog

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noun

1

as in toil

Related Words

• toil
• drudgery
• effort
• work
• exertion
• strain
• grind
• travail
• pains
• expenditure
• while
• sweat
• labor
• trouble
• energy
• endeavor
• might
• dint
• attempt
• muscle
• elbow grease
• power
• try
• pass
• go
• essay
• trial
• stab
• force
• puissance
• fling
• shot
• whack

Dissimilar Words

• facility
• ease
• smoothness
• fluency
• inertia
• inaction
• indolence
• laziness
• inactivity
• idleness
• dormancy
• adroitness
• quiescence
• languor

2

as in walk

Related Words

• walk
• hike
• progress
• quest
• odyssey
• pilgrimage
• tramp
• ride
• walkabout
• voyage
• grand tour
• spin
• safari
• jaunt
• drive
• sail
• cruise
• commute
• journey
• trek
• flight
• tour
• trip
• outing
• sortie
• expedition
• excursion
• errand
• junket
• hop
• commutation
• sally
• peregrination
• passage
• travel(s)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slog

Verb

Soggy weather slogs off to the east From Colorado and across the Great Plains to Iowa, as much as 2 inches (5 centimeters) of rain fell Tuesday and into Wednesday, with some areas seeing even more. — Mead Gruver, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Evan Dickens ran for a 39-yard touchdown, Mason McKenzie added a 31-yard scoring pass and Boston College slogged its way to a 22-16 non-conference victory over Maine on Saturday. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Noun

The vibe also felt somewhat sunnier, by the same token, than the slog of September 2024. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2026

Progressing your objectives can feel like a slog when people aren’t showing up. — Usa Today, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026