Dig
Work
Work verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.
Usage example: the organization has worked for years to raise people's awareness of human rights issues
Dig is a synonym for work in cultivate topic. Sometimes you can use "Dig" instead a verb "Work", if it concerns topics such as be employed.
How words are described
| good | good dig | good work |
| particular | particular dig | particular work |
| better | better dig | better work |
| specific | specific dig | specific work |
| Other adjectives: single, actual, little, famous, new, final, further, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Wonders look like they work this way in Genius: The Transgression however if you dig deeper it's really a combination of actual science and Mania.
Source: All Theories Are True -
In season 6, Buffy is brought back to life after already being buried, but since her friends think the spell didn't work, they don't bother to dig her coffin up.
Source: Buried Alive -
Specifically, the cover story is that they work for the IRS, and the warehouse is an IRS archive, knowing that most people have no desire to interact with the taxmen or dig through old tax returns.
Source: Hidden in Plain Sight
Cite this Source
Work and Dig. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dig/work
Dig & Work. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dig/work>.
Work or Dig. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dig/work.
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