Synonyms of wade

wade

verb

as in to trudge

Related Words

• trudge
• eke out
• grind (out)
• try
• exert
• scratch
• put out
• exercise
• essay
• scrabble
• overwork
• overexert
• apply (oneself)
• attack
• struggle
• plow
• drive
• buckle (down)
• toil
• pitch in
• endeavor
• tug
• slave
• strive
• labor
• plod
• dig in
• hustle
• hammer (away)
• plug
• sweat
• dig (away)
• slog
• beaver (away)
• drudge
• knuckle down
• work
• hump
• bang away
• grub
• travail
• peg (away)
• moil
• fag
• strain

Dissimilar Words

• break
• let up
• slacken
• ease (up)
• bum
• laze
• shirk
• lounge
• chill
• relax
• hang (around or out)
• rest
• idle
• goof (off)
• bask
• slack (off)
• loll
• hack (around)
• unwind
• loaf
• play
• hang
• repose
• dabble
• veg out
• dally
• trifle
• footle
• dillydally
• goldbrick
• fool around
• goof (around)
• doodle
• hang about
• putter (around)
• mess around
• monkey (around)
• potter (around)
• fribble

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wade

That prompted Gunn to wade into the discourse again for some debunking. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026

The difference between the two is marginal enough that voters will have to wade into narrative territory. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 22 July 2026

For me, to walk through Athens is to wade through memories, both real and imagined. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026

RickyRay Robertson said floodwaters rose so quickly that roads became impassable within minutes, forcing him and his neighbor to abandon her vehicle and wade through chest-deep water to safety. — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 16 July 2026