knuckling down Synonyms
Strongest:
- buckling-down-
- pitching-in
- digging-away-
- applying-oneself-
- banging-away
- hammering-away-
- pegging-away-
- digging-in
Strong:
- sweating
- attacking
- slaving
- toiling
- plowing
- hustling
- tugging
- eking-out
- trying
- humping
- plugging
- beavering-away-
- striving
- laboring
- endeavoring
- grubbing
- grinding-out-
- struggling
Weak:
Strongest:
- goofing-off-
- slackening
- hanging-around-or-out-
- easing-up-
- slacking-off-
- breaking
- hacking-around-
- letting-up
Strong:
- lolling
- shirking
- bumming
- chilling
- puttering-around-
- pottering-around-
- hanging
- goofing-around-
- reposing
- messing-around
- idling
- lounging
- hanging-about
- unwinding
- monkeying-around-
- dallying
- fooling-around
- playing
- lazing
- relaxing
- loafing
- basking
- resting
- vegging-out
Weak:
knuckling down Meaning
knuckling down
to apply oneself in an earnest manner, to apply oneself earnestly
knuckling down Sentence Examples
- After years of procrastination, he finally knuckled down and finished the project.
- The students knuckled down to study for the upcoming exams.
- Despite the distraction, she managed to knuckle down and complete the task.
- He knew he had to knuckle down to improve his exam results.
- The team knuckled down and worked tirelessly to meet the deadline.
- She knuckled down and focused on her recovery, determined to regain her strength.
- With a heavy heart, he knuckled down to prepare for his friend's funeral.
- They knuckled down and worked through the night to save the project.
- The athlete knuckled down during training, pushing himself to the limit.
- The company knuckled down and implemented cost-cutting measures to survive the economic downturn.
FAQs About the word knuckling down
to apply oneself in an earnest manner, to apply oneself earnestly
buckling (down), pitching in, digging (away),applying (oneself), banging away, hammering (away), pegging (away), digging in, sweating, attacking
goofing (off), slackening, hanging (around or out),easing (up), slacking (off), breaking, hacking (around), letting up, lolling, shirking
After years of procrastination, he finally knuckled down and finished the project.
The students knuckled down to study for the upcoming exams.
Despite the distraction, she managed to knuckle down and complete the task.
He knew he had to knuckle down to improve his exam results.
