Synonyms for Apply oneself:

• v.

  •be employed; exert oneself (verb)
  • work.
  •buckle down (verb)
  • knuckle down,
  • throw,
  • launch into,
  • get serious,
  • put one's hand to the plow,
  • keep close to,
  • pitch in,
  • dedicate oneself to,
  • plunge into,
  • exert oneself,
  • bend,
  • give oneself over to,
  • take the bull by the horns,
  • devote oneself to,
  • give,
  • put one's nose to the grindstone,
  • occupy oneself with,
  • set to,
  • swing into action,
  • address,
  • turn.
  •contemplate, learn (verb)
  • study.
  •exert (verb)
  • put out,
  • struggle,
  • pour it on,
  • ply,
  • put forth,
  • strain,
  • wield,
  • sweat it,
  • toil,
  • labor,
  • try hard,
  • employ,
  • push,
  • bring into play,
  • apply,
  • strive,
  • give best shot,
  • give all one's got,
  • utilize,
  • use,
  • peg away,
  • plug,
  • endeavor,
  • dig,
  • expend,
  • exercise,
  • make effort,
  • bring to bear.
  •hit the books (verb)
  • con,
  • crack a book.
  •hurry; work hurriedly (verb)
  • hustle.
  •hustle (verb)
  • be conscientious,
  • thrust.
  •make an effort (verb)
  • tackle.
  •make use of (verb)
  • exert.
  •pursue (verb)
  • see through,
  • continue,
  • perform,
  • practice,
  • maintain,
  • prosecute,
  • adhere,
  • engage in,
  • proceed,
  • hold to,
  • wage,
  • conduct,
  • keep on,
  • cultivate.
  •study (verb)
  • think out,
  • learn the ropes,
  • pore over.
  •tackle (verb)
  • essay,
  • bang away at,
  • launch,
  • give a try,
  • turn to,
  • undertake,
  • take on,
  • deal with,
  • try on for size,
  • pitch into,
  • begin,
  • go for it,
  • turn one's hand to,
  • attack,
  • work on,
  • start the ball rolling,
  • make a run at,
  • take up,
  • take in hand,
  • come to grips with,
  • embark upon,
  • take a shot at,
  • square off,
  • set about,
  • give a whirl,
  • accept.
  •work (verb)
  • specialize,
  • do business,
  • moonlight,
  • drudge,
  • scratch,
  • do a job,
  • nine-to-five it,
  • punch a clock,
  • report,
  • have a job,
  • freelance,
  • earn a living,
  • moil,
  • be gainfully employed,
  • manufacture,
  • sweat,
  • manage,
  • hold a job,
  • slave,
  • slog.

• Other synonyms:

  •buckle down
  • occupied with,
  • devote to,
  • concentrated on,
  • give over to,
  • take bull by the horns,
  • concentrates on,
  • dedicate to,
  • launched into,
  • dedicated to,
  • devoted to,
  • concentrating on,
  • attended to.
  •exert
  • Endeavoring,
  • tried hard,
  • pour on,
  • Wielding,
  • Exerted.
  •pursue
  • pursuing,
  • worked at,
  • seeing through,
  • engaged in,
  • holding to.
  •tackle
  • embarked upon,
  • start ball rolling,
  • try for size,
  • squared off,
  • working on,
  • squaring off,
  • worked on.
  •work
  • freelancing,
  • moonlighting,
  • plugging away,
  • freelanced,
  • freelances,
  • moonlighted,
  • doing business,
  • did business,
  • Moiling.
  •Other relevant words:
  • do one's best,
  • go at,
  • lay to,
  • stay at,
  • shoulder,
  • keep at,
  • hammer away,
  • stay with,
  • give one's all,
  • knock oneself out,
  • stick to,
  • drive,
  • stick with,
  • go all out,
  • pursue,
  • concentrate,
  • endeavour,
  • go to,
  • persist,
  • peg,
  • make an effort,
  • make every effort,
  • bang away,
  • stick at,
  • work hard,
  • bust a gut,
  • plug away,
  • carry on,
  • try,
  • attempt,
  • beaver away,
  • persevere.

Antonyms for Apply oneself:

• v.

  • buckle down
    ignore, be lazy, relax.
  • exert
    conceal, rest, laze, idle, hide.
  • hustle
    delay, wait, pull, slow, repress, suppress, dally, dissuade, procrastinate, leave alone.
  • lucubrate
    overlook, dismiss.
  • pursue
    discontinue, run away, stop, neglect, give up, forget, retreat, shun, eschew, halt, cease.
  • study
    disregard.
  • tackle
    avoid, dodge, end, complete, finish, conclude, abstain.
  • work
    destroy.