dig down

VERB

dig

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bore bulldoze burrow clean discover dredge drill enter excavate exhume go into gouge harvest penetrate scoop search shovel sift uncover unearth

STRONG

channel deepen depress drive grub hoe investigate mine pierce pit probe produce quarry root rout sap spade till tunnel undermine

WEAK

break up concave fork out root out scoop out turn over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bury cover fill

VERB

dig

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delve find go into retrieve search sift uncover unearth

STRONG

expose extricate inquire probe prospect research root

WEAK

bring to light come across come up with look into search high and low shake down turn inside out turn upside down

Example Sentences

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Alison said she hoped he and other officers "dig down into their memories, be honest about their failings, unearth their deeply buried consciences and tell the whole truth."

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

Eventually its offspring will hatch and fall from their perch into the soil, where they will dig down and spend most of their lives.

From National Geographic • Sep. 5, 2023

But once you dig down and research, it's a very diverse culinary scene.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2023

They also said that tree roots, pipes, cisterns or other buried objects made it impossible in some cases to dig down 18 inches.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2023

I found there were still plants under the snow, and I would dig down and get teaberry leaves and win- tergreen.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

dig down

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