Dive into and Idle

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Dive into verb - To start work on energetically.

Usage example: the first morning back at work was spent diving into the huge pile of e-mails that had accumulated over the previous two weeks

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Idle is an antonym for dive into.

Idle verb - To spend time doing nothing.

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Dive into is an antonym for idle.

Nearby Words: idled, idleness, idler, idling, idly

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Idle and Dive into. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dive_into/idle

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