plow ahead

verb

To continue doing something difficult; to continue without regard for resistance.

“Buster plowed ahead with the laptop rollout, ignoring the protests of the workers who had only ever used desktop PC's.”

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Meanings

verbplow ahead (third-person singular simple present plows ahead, present participle plowing ahead, simple past and past participle plowed ahead)

present singular third person plows ahead · participle present plowing ahead · participle past plowed ahead · past plowed ahead · alternative plough ahead

  1. To continue doing something difficult; to continue without regard for resistance.

    Buster plowed ahead with the laptop rollout, ignoring the protests of the workers who had only ever used desktop PC's.

    Synonyms: press ahead, press on

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo continue doing something difficult; to continue without regard for resistance.

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press aheadpress on

More synonyms by meaning

verbproceed (with a plan of action)

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go ahead
Broader
actmove
Also see
go ahead

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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