Antonyms for apply oneself
| Grammar : Verb |
Definition of apply oneself
- As in pursue : verb persist, persevere
- As in study : verb contemplate, learn
- As in tackle : verb make an effort
- As in work : verb be employed; exert oneself
- As in hit the books : verb study
- As in buckle down : verb work very hard
- As in lucubrate : verb study
- As in exert : verb make use of
- As in hustle : verb hurry; work hurriedly
Synonyms for apply oneself
- accept
- address
- adhere
- apply
- apply oneself
- attack
- attempt
- attend to
- bang away at
- be conscientious
- be gainfully employed
- begin
- bend
- bone up
- bring into play
- bring to bear
- brood over
- buckle down
- bulldoze
- burn midnight oil
- bury oneself in
- bustle
- carry on
- coach
- cogitate
- come to grips with
- con
- concentrate on
- conduct
- consider
- continue
- crack a book
- crack the books
- cram
- cultivate
- deal with
- dedicate oneself to
- devote oneself to
- dig
- dive into
- do a job
- do business
- drive
- drudge
- earn a living
- elbow
- embark upon
- employ
- endeavor
- engage in
- essay
- examine
- excogitate
- exercise
- exert oneself
- expend
- fly
- force
- freelance
- get serious
- give
- give a try
- give a whirl
- give all one's got
- give best shot
- give oneself over to
- go for it
- go into
- go over
- grind
- haste
- hasten
- have a job
- hit the books
- hold a job
- hold to
- hotfoot
- hustle
- impel
- inquire
- jog
- keep close to
- keep on
- keep one's mind on
- knuckle down
- labor
- launch
- launch into
- learn
- learn the ropes
- lucubrate
- maintain
- make a run at
- make effort
- manage
- manufacture
- meditate
- mind
- moil
- moonlight
- mull over
- nine-to-five it
- occupy oneself with
- peg away
- perform
- perpend
- peruse
- pitch in
- pitch into
- plug
- plug away
- plunge
- plunge into
- ply
- polish up
- ponder
- pore over
- pour it on
- practice
- press
- proceed
- prosecute
- punch a clock
- pursue
- push
- put forth
- put one's hand to the plow
- put one's nose to the grindstone
- put out
- race
- read
- read up
- refresh
- report
- rush
- scratch
- see through
- set about
- set to
- shove
- slave
- slog
- specialize
- speed
- square off
- start the ball rolling
- strain
- strive
- struggle
- sweat
- sweat it
- swing into action
- tackle
- take a shot at
- take in hand
- take on
- take the bull by the horns
- take up
- think
- think out
- think over
- throw
- thrust
- toil
- try
- try hard
- try on for size
- turn
- turn one's hand to
- turn to
- tutor
- undertake
- use
- use elbow grease
- utilize
- wage
- weigh
- wield
- work
- work at
- work on
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