dig out | Definition of dig out

Synonyms and Antonyms of dig out

1 to come upon after searching, study, or effort

she dug her old art supplies out of the basement

Synonyms of dig out

ascertain, descry, detect, determine, dig up, discover, dredge (up), ferret (out), find, find out, get, hit (on or upon), hunt (down or up), learn, locate, nose out, root (out), rout (out), rummage, run down, scare up, scout (up), track (down), turn up

Words Related to dig out

espy, sight, spot

look for, search (for or out), seek

Near Antonyms of dig out

lose, mislay, misplace, misset

Antonyms of dig out

miss, overlook, pass over

2 to leave a place often for another

without saying where she was going, the young woman dug out early the next morning

Synonyms of dig out

bail, bail out, begone, book [slang], bug off, bug out, bugger off [British slang], buzz (off), clear off [chiefly British], clear out, cut out, depart, exit, get, get off, go, go off, move, pack (up or off), part, peel off, pike (out or off), pull out, push off, push on, quit, run along, sally (forth), scarper [British], shove (off), step (along), take off, vamoose, walk out

Words Related to dig out

set out, start, strike out

abscond, decamp, escape, evacuate, flee, fly, get out, mizzle [chiefly British], run away, scat, scram, skip

go out, light out, step out

abandon, desert, forsake, vacate

adjourn, remove, retire, retreat, withdraw

Phrases Synonymous with dig out

beat it, hit the road, pull stakes (or pull up stakes), take a hike (also take a walk), take a powder

Near Antonyms of dig out

abide, dwell, lodge, remain, settle, stay, tarry

approach, close, near

hit, land, reach

Antonyms of dig out

arrive, come, show up, turn up