What are some opposite words for dig?
Antonyms for dig
dɪgdig
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term dig.
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dig, excavation, archeological sitenoun
the site of an archeological exploration
"they set up camp next to the dig"
Synonyms:
barb, excavation, jab, slam, shot, shaft, archeological site, digging, jibe, gibe, miningshot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibenoun
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
"his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
Synonyms:
calamus, beam, shaft, archeological site, stab, peter, shaft of light, diaphysis, guessing, excavation, ray of light, pecker, digging, snap, jab, guesswork, cock, rotating shaft, blastoff, stroke, ray, barb, prick, shooter, scape, slam, scene, spear, dick, crack, tool, lance, snapshot, shooting, light beam, quill, gibe, guess, beam of light, sweep, putz, jibe, irradiation, injection, pellet, dead reckoning, shotdignoun
a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)
"the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover"
Synonyms:
barb, excavation, jab, slam, shot, shaft, archeological site, digging, jibe, gibeexcavation, digging, dignoun
the act of digging
"there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
Synonyms:
barb, excavation, jab, slam, shot, shaft, archeological site, digging, jibe, gibe, miningdig, jabverb
the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
"she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs"
Synonyms:
barb, thrust, excavation, jabbing, jab, slam, shot, thrusting, poking, poke, shaft, archeological site, digging, jibe, gibedig, delve, cut into, turn oververb
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
"Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"
Synonyms:
compass, delve, bowl over, toil, grind, debate, flip, drudge, moil, dig up, consider, jab, reach, cut into, roll, poke, turn, grasp, moot, prod, pass on, give, deliberate, tip over, overturn, travail, labour, pass, hollow, stab, apprehend, upset, comprehend, flip over, turn over, excavate, savvy, labor, tump over, grok, get the picture, knock over, hand, dig outdig, dig outverb
create by digging
"dig a hole"; "dig out a channel"
Synonyms:
stab, savvy, dig up, cut into, prod, grind, travail, turn over, jab, delve, hollow, labour, compass, comprehend, poke, apprehend, get the picture, grok, toil, excavate, labor, dig out, grasp, moil, drudgelabor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moilverb
work hard
"She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
Synonyms:
compass, comminute, tug, boil, roil, toil, grind, craunch, drudge, moil, dig up, tire, wear out, poke, cut into, crunch, churn, cranch, jab, grasp, weary, prod, jade, tire out, wear upon, fatigue, travail, delve, get the picture, drive, hollow, stab, apprehend, outwear, comprehend, turn over, excavate, labor, mash, wear down, savvy, push, grok, wear, bray, dig out, grate, fag out, labourdig, dig up, dig outverb
remove, harvest, or recover by digging
"dig salt"; "dig coal"
Synonyms:
stab, savvy, dig up, cut into, prod, grind, travail, turn over, jab, delve, hollow, labour, compass, comprehend, poke, apprehend, get the picture, turn up, grok, toil, excavate, labor, dig out, grasp, moil, drudgedigverb
thrust down or into
"dig the oars into the water"; "dig your foot into the floor"
Synonyms:
stab, savvy, dig up, cut into, prod, grind, travail, turn over, jab, delve, hollow, labour, compass, comprehend, poke, apprehend, get the picture, grok, toil, excavate, labor, dig out, grasp, moil, drudgeexcavate, dig, hollowverb
remove the inner part or the core of
"the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"
Synonyms:
stab, cut into, prod, grind, travail, core out, turn over, jab, delve, hollow, labour, savvy, excavate, comprehend, compass, poke, apprehend, get the picture, grok, unearth, turn up, labor, dig out, grasp, hollow out, drudge, moil, toil, dig upjab, prod, stab, poke, digverb
poke or thrust abruptly
"he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
Synonyms:
compass, nose, incite, toil, pry, grind, drudge, moil, dig up, jab, poke, horn in, delve, nudge, grasp, prod, egg on, thump, cut into, knife, travail, labour, get the picture, hollow, stab, apprehend, pound, comprehend, turn over, excavate, savvy, labor, grok, intrude, poke at, dig outgrok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehendverb
get the meaning of something
"Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
Synonyms:
quail at, compass, delve, embrace, toil, grind, nail, drudge, moil, encompass, dig up, arrest, jab, poke, cut into, nab, collar, grasp, prod, travail, labour, get the picture, hollow, stab, apprehend, cop, hold on, comprehend, turn over, excavate, pick up, perceive, cover, savvy, labor, grok, circumnavigate, dig out
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
How to use dig in a sentence?
People love the anti-corruption, but if they dig a bit deeper: what does it actually mean? And can he pull it off?
There’s more games coming, so we’ve got to do this ourselves. We got to dig out of the mud, and nobody’s going to help us.
Climbers usually dig holes in the snow for their toilet use and leave the human waste there.
You better believe that the people who hate me, who do not like conservatism, Republicans, are already digging up all of the negative stuff that's in stories from eight years ago, so be it. Let them go back and dig up eight-year-old stuff. I will be able to explain it this time where they wouldn't let me explain it the last time.
It's an ongoing race that cities all over the country are constantly needing to dig up and replace and fix that infrastructure.
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