Synonyms for plugging away
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
Top 10 synonyms for plugging away Other synonyms for the word plugging away
- active
- apply oneself
- assay
- at it
- at work
- attempt
- back
- back to the salt mines
- be determined
- be gainfully employed
- be resolved
- be stubborn
- bear down
- bend over backwards
- break one's back
- break one's neck
- buckle down
- busy
- carry on
- continue
- cultivate
- dig
- do a job
- do business
- drive
- drive home
- drub into
- drudge
- drum into
- earn a living
- endeavor
- engaged
- exert oneself
- fag
- freelance
- give it one's best shot
- give the old college try
- go all out
- go for broke
- go for it
- go on
- grind
- grind into
- hammer
- hammer away
- hang in
- hang tough
- hassle
- have a job
- have one's nose to grindstone
- hired
- hold a job
- hold fast
- hustle
- impress upon
- in a job
- in collar
- in harness
- in place
- inked
- instruct
- keep driving
- keep nose to grindstone
- keep on
- keep one's shoulder to the wheel
- knuckle down
- labor
- laboring
- leave no stone unturned
- maintain
- make every effort
- manufacture
- moil
- moonlight
- muck
- nine-to-five it
- occupied
- offer
- on board
- on duty
- on the job
- on the payroll
- operating
- peg away
- perform
- persevere
- plod
- plough through
- plow
- plug
- plug away
- plugging away
- ply
- pound
- pound away
- pour it on
- punch a clock
- put one's nose to the grindstone
- remain
- repeat
- report
- retained
- schlepp
- scratch
- see it through
- selected
- signed
- slave
- slog
- specialize
- stand firm
- stay the course
- stick to
- stick with it
- strain
- strive
- struggle
- struggle on
- sweat
- tackle
- take a crack
- take a stab
- take on
- tend
- toil
- travail
- try
- try hard
- try one's hardest
- try repeatedly
- tug
- undertake
- wade through
- work
- work hard
- work like a dog
- work oneself to the bone
- working
Définition of plugging away
- As in jobholding : adj employed
- As in employed : adj working
- As in labor : verb work very hard
- As in persevere : verb keep at; work hard
- As in plod : verb work slowly and under duress
- As in struggle : verb labor, work
- As in work : verb be employed; exert oneself
- As in : verb work doggedly
- As in moil : verb labor
- As in drudge : verb work very hard
- As in hammer away/hammer into : verb work hard at
Antonyms for plugging away
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