DIG IN Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

dig in

verb

Definition of dig in

as in to hang on

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as in to chow (down)

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diet
fast

as in to curl up

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Recent Examples of dig in Ultimately, past history casts a lot of doubt that cutting these categories is something the TV Academy will dig in its heels on, so we could be bound for a positive update. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 21 July 2026 As the sides dig in heading into the final months before a potential lockout, here’s the data and the viewpoints from both sides. — Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 The harder people try to push him out, the more Manuel seems to dig in. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 18 July 2026 Gone are the days of settling for too-hot trousers that dig in the name of office-appropriate attire. — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for dig in

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Then there is Anunoby, who played at Indiana where basketball nets hang on barns and until Curt Cignetti arrived in Bloomington, football season mostly meant preseason hoops season.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Gene therapies and virtual-reality programs—which staged daily tasks, such as placing a fork on a plate, in high-contrast black-and-white—were helping adults with low vision hang on to what remained of their sight.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of hang on

Verb

Killing a few adult roaches with baking soda won’t keep up with the reproductive rate of a nest hidden in the wall.

— Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 16 Aug. 2026
Sunflower stars are such voracious consumers of sea urchins that the Friday Harbor sea star lab struggles to keep up with their appetites.

— John Ryan, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of keep up

Verb

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But his wife, Ruth, and his 10 children carried on his mission, helping to drill, blast, and push rock off the mountain.

— John Lauritsen, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of carry on

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