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dig

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of DIG

to hollow out or form (something) by removing earth <a backhoe dug a hole in the backyard to make a swimming pool>

Synonyms excavate, shovel

Related Words dredge; burrow, claw, grub; dig in; scoop, spade; delve; mine, quarry

Near Antonyms fill (in); smooth (out or over)

to take pleasure in <I really dig bluegrass music>

Synonyms adore, delight (in), dig, fancy, get off (on), groove (on), like, love, rejoice (in), relish, revel (in), savor (also savour)

Related Words admire, appreciate, cherish, revere, venerate, worship; prize, treasure, value; devour, drink (in), eat (up), feast (on); dote (on), idolize; cotton (to), favor, prefer; indulge (in), luxuriate (in), wallow (in)

Near Antonyms abhor, abominate, detest, dislike, hate, loathe; condemn, despise, scorn

to have a clear idea of <can you dig what I'm saying?>

Synonyms appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, behold, catch, catch on (to), cognize, compass, conceive, cotton (to or on to), decipher, decode, dig, discern, get, grasp, grok, intuit, know, make, make out, perceive, recognize, register, savvy, see, seize, sense, tumble (to), twig, understand

Related Words absorb, digest, take in; realize; fathom, penetrate, pierce

Near Antonyms misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misperceive, misread, mistake, misunderstand

Antonyms miss

to urge or push forward with or as if with a pointed object <every time I slowed down, he'd dig me in the ribs>

Synonyms dig, goad, spur

Related Words chuck, jab, jog, knock, nudge, poke; bore, drill, perforate, pierce, prick, punch, puncture, stab, stick; drive, hale, propel

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