Synonyms of slogged

slogged

verb

past tense of slog

1

as in smacked

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

• smacked
• knocked
• slapped
• hit
• slammed
• punched
• banged
• pounded
• clapped
• whacked
• struck
• swiped
• clipped
• batted
• kicked
• cracked
• thumped
• slugged
• shoved
• bashed
• pushed
• clocked
• swatted
• bobbed
• jabbed
• hammered
• tapped
• licked
• poked
• nailed
• thwacked
• bopped
• socked
• bludgeoned
• flicked
• clobbered
• rapped
• boxed
• zapped
• clouted
• walloped
• pasted
• chopped
• stabbed
• smote
• biffed
• tagged
• whaled
• busted
• bumped
• bonked
• belted
• stroked
• pummeled
• battered
• buffeted
• beat
• lashed
• pelted
• roughed
• mauled
• bunged
• dumped
• peppered
• hung one on
• mangled
• drubbed
• prodded
• lambasted
• slashed
• scuffed
• whipped
• jostled
• cuffed
• stamped
• laced
• flailed
• thrashed
• bunted
• decked
• sapped
• butted
• felled
• creamed
• sledged
• speared
• switched
• leveled
• clubbed
• kneed
• flogged
• floored
• conked
• knocked down
• pommeled
• caned
• bowled (down or over)
• beaned
• sucker punched
• sledgehammered
• brained
• cudgeled
• skulled
• rabbit-punched

2

as in labored

to devote serious and sustained effort

slogging their way through a pile of paperwork

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in pounded

to strike repeatedly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pounded
• licked
• lashed
• whipped
• pelted
• battered
• did
• thumped
• knocked
• slapped
• beat
• attacked
• batted
• hit
• punched
• slammed
• smashed
• assaulted
• paddled
• spanked
• hided
• thrashed
• pummeled
• tromped
• bashed
• mauled
• buffeted
• chopped
• bludgeoned
• smacked
• hammered
• clubbed
• lathered
• switched
• flogged
• walloped
• belabored
• lambasted
• whacked
• swiped
• stormed
• threshed
• worked over
• slated
• laced
• punched out
• fibbed
• curried
• raided
• basted
• tanned
• boxed
• belted
• drubbed
• whupped
• wounded
• rushed
• whopped
• whaled
• swatted
• messed (up)
• roughed (up)
• cracked
• birched
• socked
• assailed
• bunged up
• clobbered
• pommeled
• pasted
• beat up on
• strapped
• laid on
• beset
• clouted
• thwacked
• cuffed
• descended (on or upon)
• jumped (on)
• busted
• whomped
• whammed
• pounced (on or upon)
• flagellated
• lammed
• caned
• scourged
• horsewhipped
• lacerated
• gored
• cudgeled
• mangled
• leathered
• mutilated
• maimed
• pistol-whipped
• blackjacked
• fustigated
• cowhided
• rawhided

4

as in shuffled

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slogged

As the harassment continued and the months slogged on, strikers couldn’t afford the battle, and many had to find other work. — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026

Miami slogged through its first two seasons under Cristobal, going 5-7 and then 7-6 before winning 10 games in 2024 and reaching the College Football Playoff National Championship Game last season. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

The Chiefs slogged through three quarters, perhaps longer, and then found a way late. — Sam McDowell 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

Residents of coastal communities in the Northeast slogged through floodwaters for a second day as a powerful nor’easter pummeled the shoreline Sunday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes. — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 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

The Tar Heels slogged to a forgettable 4-8 mark in Belichick’s initial year in Chapel Hill. — Eddie Timanus, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Connelly Early slogged his way through 6 1/3 innings in his team-leading 12th start of the season. — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026

On the other side of the Hudson, New Jersey Transit slogged through a three-day strike last year in a fight also predicated on wages. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 15 May 2026