Synonyms for dig
dɪg

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1. dig, excavation, archeological site(noun)

   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, mining

2. shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe(noun)

   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, shot

3. dig(noun)

   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, gibe

4. excavation, digging, dig(noun)

   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, mining

5. dig, jab(verb)

   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, gibe

6. dig, delve, cut into, turn over(verb)

   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 out

7. dig, dig out(verb)

   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, drudge

8. labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil(verb)

   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, labour

9. dig, dig up, dig out(verb)

   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, drudge

10. dig(verb)

    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, drudge

11. excavate, dig, hollow(verb)

    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 up

12. jab, prod, stab, poke, dig(verb)

    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 out

13. grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend(verb)

    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

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. dig(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   excavate, delve, scoop, SCRATCH, hollow out

2. dig(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   break up (with a spade, hoe, &c.)

3. dig(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   delve, work with a spade, hoe, &c

4. dig(n.)

   Synonyms:
   [Low.] punch, poke, thrust

5. dig(n.)

   Synonyms:
   [Colloquial.] innuendo, insinuation, oblique hint, sly remark

6. dig(n.)

   Synonyms:
   [at colleges, U. S.] plodding student

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. dig(n)

   Synonyms:
   thrust, punch, poke, grind (student)

2. dig(v)

   Synonyms:
   delve, excavate, scoop, thrust, poke, punch, jab, exhume (dig up)

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1. List of paraphrases for "dig":

   digging, excavate, digs, excavation, widen, widening, drilling, burrow, dug, burrowing

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How to use dig in a sentence?

1. French Proverb:

   Greedy eaters dig their graves with their teeth.

2. Augustin Eden:

   Bargain-hunting traders and investors might well be eyeing up some very reasonably priced stocks that have been the victims of recent China-inspired volatility, while the fact remains that commodities are still under immense pressure and those who dig them up are too, blue-chip stocks trading at a discount like Glencore's provide an ideal vehicle for riding price swings.

3. John Kerry:

   We have amazing ways of being able to dig down and dig deep.

4. Tory Russell:

   All they wanted to know was where we are going to be after the grand jury decision, They didn't tell us where they were going to be. It was just a dig for information. We don't trust them at all.

5. Van Valkenburgh:

   They were awesome, they had to dig out under Maverick to release the suction the clay had on him.

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