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dog it

ADJECTIVE
contemptuous
Synonyms
STRONGEST
condescending derisive disdainful disrespectful haughty insulting scornful
WEAK
audacious bold cavalier cheeky cold-shoulder contumelious cool derisory hard hard-nosed high-and-mighty high-hat on high horse opprobrious sardonic sneering snippy snobbish snooty snotty supercilious temperamental uppity upstage
Antonyms
STRONGEST
flattering humble praising respectful
WEAK
polite respected shy
VERB
abscond
Synonyms
STRONG
bolt break decamp disappear escape fade flee get hightail jump leave quit scram skedaddle slip slip away split vamoose vanish
WEAK
beat it clear out cut and run duck out fly the coop go AWOL go south make a break make off make scarce pull out run off skip out sneak away steal away take off
Antonyms
STRONG
appear arrive come continue face join remain stay strengthen wait
WEAK
abide endure give up stop yield
VERB
goof off
Synonyms
WEAK
bum around coast diddle doodle drag one's feet featherbed fiddle around fluff off fool around hang around hang out horse around lollygag mess around monkey around putz around screw off shirk slack take it easy
VERB
hightail
Synonyms
STRONG
abscond amble barrel bolt bound bustle canter career course dart dash decamp depart escape flee flit fly gallop hasten hie hotfoot hurry hustle
WEAK
beat it clear out cut and run get out go like lightning hightail it j
Antonyms
STRONG
continue dally dawdle delay face linger procrastinate remain rest slow stay wait
VERB
run
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dash fly jog race rush shoot sprint travel
STRONG
abscond amble barrel bolt bound bustle canter career course dart decamp depart escape flee flit gallop hasten hie hotfoot hurry hustle lope pace scamper scoot scorch scramble scud scurry shag skedaddle skip skitter smoke speed spring spurt tear trot whisk
WEAK
beat it clear out cut and run go like lightning leg it light out make a break make off make tracks take flight take off tear out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
remain stay walk
STRONG
dally dawdle delay linger procrastinate slow wait
WEAK
cease halt obey serve stand stop

Example Sentences

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While socialization is beneficial for any dog, it also greatly improves a shelter dog’s chances of adoption, which is a matter of survival.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025

Meet the raccoon dog; it earns its name from its black facial markings, which give the animal a masked appearance and a more-than-passing resemblance to those infamous raiders of urban trash cans.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2023

“If you go through just what normal people do, going through a fog, going through a forest, walking the dog, it works very well,” he says.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023

Thames Valley Police said further testing had to take place to determine which breed of dog it was.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2023

In this world of dog eat dog, it is rare to find a friend ... a really sincere friend ... or so I thought.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole