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

The Angels are slogging toward the trade deadline, trying to compete while certainly aware that some of their best players could be gone any day. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 2 Aug. 2026

Drop off dinner, send a gift card, or offer to grab their kid from school, especially when someone's slogging through a hard stretch. — Angela Haupt, Time, 22 July 2026

Noun

There are a few brief, shining glimpses of the chemistry and character moments that made the first movie such a joy—like the early party scene where the team tries to lift Thor’s hammer—but Ultron is otherwise a slog. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

This was a one-sided slog from the start, a disappointing show, no matter how many celebrities and FIFA Peace Prize recipients were in attendance. — Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026