Dig
Dig verb - To have a clear idea of.
Usage example: can you dig what I'm saying?
Sense and dig are semantically related in understand topic. In some cases you can use "Sense" instead a verb "Dig".
Nearby Words: digging, digged
Sense
Sense verb - To have a clear idea of.
Usage example: I did not sense the full meaning of his cryptic warning until much later
Dig and sense are semantically related in understand topic. Sometimes you can use "Dig" instead a verb "Sense", if it concerns topics such as become aware of.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| human | human dig | human sense |
| good | good dig | good sense |
| clear | clear dig | clear sense |
| better | better dig | better sense |
| Other adjectives: actual, little, new, vague, possible, weird, literal. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Several of the games force you to dig through in-game supplemental material to make sense of the setting and the plot.
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Going for the Big Scoop: Your standard battlefield reporters, except with more common sense and less desire to dig up conspiracies, since humanity already has enough enemies in this War.
Source: Fan Fic / Aeon Natum Engel -
It's also suggested that, because the Earth is hollow, it would make more sense to just dig to the centre and then dig up to wherever they wanted.
Source: Digging to China
Cite this Source
Sense and Dig. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dig/sense
Dig & Sense. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dig/sense>.
Sense or Dig. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dig/sense.
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