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 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 From 2020 through 2025, Miami finished in the bottom four in pace every season, slogging through games in the half-court. —

Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 21 Nov. 2025

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For any questions, ranging from recommendations for hitting the town to extra amenities needed, the lobby desk was always readily available and seemed genuinely happy to help.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
Valdez has received a six-game suspension and a fine for an undisclosed amount after hitting Story in the back with a 94-mph fastball with the first pitch of the at-bat, MLB announced Wednesday.

— Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026