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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'dig' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) dig, excavation, archeological site
the site of an archeological exploration
Synonyms: barb, dig, excavation, jab, slam, shot, shaft, archeological site, digging, jibe, gibe, mining

2. (noun) shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
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, dig, crack, tool, lance, snapshot, shooting, light beam, quill, gibe, guess, beam of light, sweep, putz, jibe, irradiation, injection, pellet, dead reckoning, shot

3. (noun) dig
a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)
Synonyms: barb, excavation, jab, slam, shot, shaft, archeological site, digging, jibe, gibe

4. (noun) excavation, digging, dig
the act of digging
Synonyms: barb, dig, excavation, jab, slam, shot, shaft, archeological site, digging, jibe, gibe, mining

5. (verb) dig, jab
the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
Synonyms: barb, thrust, excavation, jabbing, jab, slam, shot, thrusting, poking, poke, shaft, archeological site, digging, jibe, gibe, dig

6. (verb) dig, delve, cut into, turn over
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
Synonyms: compass, delve, bowl over, toil, grind, dig, 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. (verb) dig, dig out
create by digging
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, dig, drudge

8. (verb) labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil
work hard
Synonyms: compass, comminute, tug, boil, roil, toil, grind, dig, 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. (verb) dig, dig up, dig out
remove, harvest, or recover by digging
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, dig, drudge

10. (verb) dig
thrust down or into
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. (verb) excavate, dig, hollow
remove the inner part or the core of
Synonyms: stab, dig, 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. (verb) jab, prod, stab, poke, dig
poke or thrust abruptly
Synonyms: compass, nose, incite, toil, pry, grind, dig, 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. (verb) grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend
get the meaning of something
Synonyms: quail at, compass, delve, embrace, toil, grind, dig, 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


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