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 New York Yankees want to add a right-handed hitting catcher, and the Minnesota Twins’ Ryan Jeffers still appears to be their most obvious target.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 21 July 2026
But what does Porsha being a liar have to do with Shamea hitting below the belt unprompted?

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 20 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
Since the Computing Community Consortium hosted its first conference on thermodynamic computing in 2019, a small community of researchers has been laboring to put it into practice.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 July 2026

Definition of laboring

Verb

For much of the ’80s, Teresa Taylor (aka Teresa Nervosa) joined up as a second drummer, pounding tribal beats beside Coffey, and became a Gen-X icon after appearing in the 1990 film Slacker.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 20 July 2026
After pounding his drive down the final fairway, Fox hit his approach to just inside 12 feet and then dripped his birdie putt into the edge of the cup to win the 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.

— Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 19 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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Brussels, however, was less charitable with EU regulators slapping a fine of 890 million euros ($1 billion) on Google, its first penalty under the Digital Markets Act, for favoring its own services.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 July 2026
Twenty wrestlers are committed to slipping on their mawashi loincloths (don’t call it a diaper), stomping to signal their readiness (that’s a shiko) and doing some belly-slapping grappling.

— Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of slapping

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Americans who are already struggling to pay their bills are about to face more financial headwinds as new tariffs take effect and the ongoing Iran war pushes gas prices up.

— Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 25 July 2026
The bear was panting and struggling with the placement of its paws and legs on the pole — which was carrying 7,200-volt wires at 22 feet high.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026

Definition of struggling

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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
Other signs of stress included head shaking, licking its lips, yawning, or scratching behind the ears.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 20 July 2026

Definition of licking

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Last year, a bison tragically boiled to death after stumbling into one of Yellowstone's hot springs.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
If your dog is stumbling, lethargic, vomiting, collapses or is unresponsive, contact a vet immediately while working to cool down your dog.

— Cody Godwin, USA Today, 16 July 2026