Synonyms for spadework

Most common

ground-work · homework · prep · digging

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Work done in preparation for something else.

   There's a lot of spadework to be done before the scheme can be implemented.

Example sentences

• homework You need not have helped my son with his homework.
• prep I'm a gym teacher at a university prep school.
• digging You're digging your own grave with your own hands.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

prep¹

7 letters

digging²

8 letters

homework²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (digging² = 2 syllables).