SLOGGING Synonyms: 286 Similar and Opposite Words

slogging

verb

present participle of slog

as in hitting

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

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as in laboring

to devote serious and sustained effort slogging their way through a pile of paperwork

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as in pounding

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

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as in shuffling

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

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Recent Examples of slogging 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 So a familiar roster with a familiar coaching staff slogging through a nightmarish first month only intensifies the scrutiny. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026 For ski bums looking to hit the Colorado slopes without slogging through I-70 traffic, there’s no better destination than Winter Park. — Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026 So, is California’s unemployment market slogging along or flopping into a quagmire of job cuts? — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 4 Mar. 2026 So what's the worst part of slogging your keister around? — Outside Online, 18 Feb. 2026 Series creator and writer Chris Chibnall (Broadchurch, Doctor Who) has wisely chosen to emphasize the emotional hangover so many families were slogging their way through in 1925. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026 To those who aren’t themselves slogging through the dating apps, the fact that more potential partners makes things harder might seem counterintuitive. — Judd B. Kessler, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025 Now, instead of slogging onward with no sense of progress, job seekers can build on small but necessary achievements to gain some glide. — Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 22 Nov. 2025

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Verb

The team will take a day to settle in on Tuesday before hitting the practice field for the first of 13 sessions on Wednesday.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
Jerry Kelly birdied the 72nd hole Sunday (despite hitting the ball in a greenside bunker) to account for a 2-shot margin of victory over Gogel, Darren Fichardt and Cameon Perry.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026

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Still visibly laboring through the pain, Dias pulled on a pair of chaps that once belonged to Lane Frost, one of the most iconic figures in bull riding history.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Complicated births that require, for example, extended time laboring will now be differentiated and might cost more, while uncomplicated births will cost less.

— Camille A. Clare, STAT, 23 July 2026

Definition of laboring

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The series adaptation will blend futuristic science with mystical lore, delivering on the heart-pounding suspense and international intrigue that has made the Langdon stories a global phenomenon.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2026
In their only debate and across the campaign trail, Elliott has been pounding away that the rich pay a smaller percentage of their overall income in taxes than the working poor.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026

Definition of pounding

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Pre-shot routines such as Patrick Cantlay’s foot-shuffling and Brian Harman’s waggles have driven golf fans up a wall.

— Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Far more than an administrative exercise or paper-shuffling task, effective onboarding has the potential to lay the foundation for not only a successful hire, but for a mutually satisfying employment tenure.

— Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of shuffling

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Soon, the Toupses began feeding employees’ friends and families who were also struggling, and as word spread, more folks in need started reaching out.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
But one is struggling right now with depression, and the other is living her best life but not in touch much.

— Emily Morman, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of struggling

Verb

Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, 19, admitted to licking the straw and returning it to the vending machine while recording the act for his online followers.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
That means no tasting cookie dough made with raw eggs, no licking brownie batter off the beaters, and no homemade Caesar dressing made with uncooked yolks.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 23 July 2026

Definition of licking

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The most underachieving team on the Los Angeles sports landscape is embarrassingly stumbling through another season.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
This can help prevent the patient from stumbling across information that’s difficult to understand, potentially upsetting, or just plain irrelevant to their own situation.

— Nicole Pajer, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026