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

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

Tropical Storm Bertha slogged toward the Gulf Coast, forecasters from the National Hurricane Center said, remaining on track to bring heavy rain, storm surge and gusty winds to several states in the area. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 21 July 2026

Noun

The problem is Will Ferrell as Lonnie Hawkins, an utter miscalculation of characterization and performance chiefly responsible for turning what could be middling comedy into an unbearable slog. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 16 July 2026

Watching their live-action counterparts run it back is a slog. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 11 July 2026