Synonyms of dig out

dig out

verb

1

as in to find

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

she dug her old art supplies out of the basement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• find
• learn
• discover
• locate
• get
• dig up
• find out
• track (down)
• run down
• hunt (down or up)
• hit (on or upon)
• ascertain
• dredge (up)
• turn up
• determine
• detect
• ferret (out)
• rout (out)
• root (out)
• scout (up)
• nose out
• scare up
• rummage
• descry
• sight
• spot
• search (for or out)
• look for
• seek
• espy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pass over
• miss
• overlook
• lose
• misplace
• misset
• mislay

2

as in to move

to leave a place often for another

without saying where she was going, the young woman dug out early the next morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• move
• exit
• depart
• get
• go
• peel off
• run along
• pull out
• cut out
• walk out
• bail out
• get off
• push off
• sally (forth)
• evacuate
• clear out
• push on
• go off
• start
• escape
• part
• clear off
• step (along)
• pike (out or off)
• flee
• pack (up or off)
• take off
• beat it
• shove (off)
• bail
• bugger off
• bug out
• quit
• fly
• take a powder
• buzz (off)
• bug off
• book
• take a hike
• set out
• hit the road
• strike out
• pull stakes
• withdraw
• run away
• get out
• retire
• begone
• retreat
• emigrate
• step out
• vamoose
• skip
• go out
• scarper
• light out
• remove
• abandon
• desert
• vacate
• abscond
• forsake
• adjourn
• scram
• decamp
• scat
• mizzle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• come
• show up
• arrive
• remain
• stay
• turn up
• dwell
• settle
• abide
• close
• approach
• reach
• hit
• lodge
• land
• tarry
• near

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dig out

Just like not every heavy, hard-to-play against player is going to contribute significant offense, not every offensive player is going to be digging out pucks and punishing bodies. —Max Bultman, New York Times, 20 May 2026

So, while exploring your options, consider, too, the possibility of digging out of your debt on your own. —Matt Richardson, CBS News, 14 May 2026

Less Often Than Grass No need to worry about digging out the clover in your yard. —Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 13 May 2026

Botswana has unearthed all of the world’s largest rough diamonds over the last decade, including a 2,492-carat stone discovered last year that was the second-biggest diamond ever dug out of a mine and the biggest in more than a century. —ABC News, 8 May 2026