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Synonyms for plugging away
adj working

occupied
hired
engaged
busy
selected

operating
signed
active
on duty
inked

laboring
at it
at work
in a job
in collar

in harness
in place
on board
on the job
on the payroll

Antonyms for plugging away

idle
inactive

unemployed
unengaged

unoccupied

Synonyms
adj employed

active
busy
engaged
hired
occupied
on duty

operating
retained
selected
signed
working
at it

at work
in a job
in collar
in harness
in place
inked

laboring
on board
on the job
on the payroll

Synonyms
verb work very hard

plow
pound
travail
perform
dig

grind
muck
plod
slog
sweat

toil
slave
labor
hammer
schlepp

back to the salt mines
keep nose to grindstone
plug away

Antonyms

laze
avoid
dodge

hesitate
fill
idle

be lazy

Synonyms
verb work hard at

continue
drudge
drum into
endeavor
grind
instruct

persevere
persist
repeat
work
drive home
drub into

grind into
impress upon
keep on
peg away
plug away
pound away

stick to
try hard
try repeatedly

Synonyms
verb work very hard

toil
tend
sweat
strive
travail

plod
drive
grind
strain
struggle

drudge
slave
endeavor
cultivate
bear down

exert oneself
plug away
pour it on
work oneself to the bone

Antonyms

ignore
laze
neglect

idle
rest
be lazy

relax

Synonyms
verb keep at; work hard

proceed
pursue
endure
persist
remain
continue
maintain

carry on
go on
hang tough
hold on
keep going
press on
stand firm

go for it
be determined
be resolved
be stubborn
go for broke
hang in
hold fast

keep driving
keep on
leave no stone unturned
plug away
see it through
stay the course
stick with it

Antonyms

cease
discontinue
stop

give up
be lazy
idle

leave
quit

Synonyms
verb work slowly and under duress

persevere
slave
scratch
grind

sweat
drudge
toil
labor

bear down
buckle down
knuckle down
plough through

plug away

Antonyms

laze
breeze

be lazy
idle

tiptoe
walk lightly

Synonyms
verb labor, work

cope
try
toil
tackle
seek
strive
plug
assay
offer

scratch
dig
slave
grind
strain
hassle
sweat
undertake
attempt

endeavor
hustle
take on
bend over backwards
exert oneself
give the old college try
go all out
make every effort
plug away

take a crack
take a stab
work like a dog
break one’s back
break one’s neck
give it one’s best shot
have one’s nose to grindstone
try one’s hardest

Antonyms

withhold
laze
ignore
procrastinate

surrender
idle
neglect
forget

be lazy
rest
yield

Synonyms
verb be employed; exert oneself

pursue
manage
drive
try
toil
strive
manufacture
specialize
slave
scratch

freelance
dig
ply
labor
moonlight
strain
slog
sweat
drudge
report

moil
hustle
buckle down
carry on
knuckle down
take on
apply oneself
be gainfully employed
do a job
do business

earn a living
have a job
hold a job
nine-to-five it
peg away
plug away
punch a clock

Antonyms

laze
destroy
stop

be lazy
idle
relax

rest

Synonyms
verb work doggedly

hammer away
peg away

plug away
struggle on

wade through
work hard

keep one’s shoulder to the wheel
put one’s nose to the grindstone

Synonyms
verb labor

strive
travail
strain
work
drive
grind

plod
sweat
struggle
back
drudge
toil

slave
endeavor
tend
cultivate
tug
bear down

fag
exert oneself
plug away
pour it on
work oneself to the bone

Antonyms

laze
destroy
dissuade

ignore
idle
rest

discourage
be lazy
neglect