Antonyms for struggles
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : struhg-uhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈstrʌg əl |
Definition of struggles
Origin :- late 14c., probably a frequentative form, of uncertain origin. Skeat suggests Old Norse strugr "ill will;" others suggest a connection to Dutch struikelen, German straucheln "to stumble." Related: Struggled; struggling.
- noun hard try; fight to win
- verb labor, work
- verb fight, wrestle
- Her struggles met only the unbending, pitiless resistance of steel.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Finding his struggles useless, he resorted to expostulation.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- All the while he was watching mercilessly for the cessation of the struggles.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- Randal stops her mouth, and struggles to hold his mother back.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- If she returns my love, my struggles will be sweet to me, for they will be made for her sake.
- Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
- This is the goal of all our struggles for progress—it is the sole end worthy of them.
- Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
- He was like a giant in the power of his enemies, and his struggles were terrible.
- Extract from : « A Singer from the Sea » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
- I still had struggles, I still rebelled against confessing my defeat.
- Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
- Those whom I love best are those who have least sympathy with my struggles.
- Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
- Her struggles, her sacrifices, her failures, were almost vividly portrayed.
- Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks
Synonyms for struggles
- assay
- attempt
- battle
- bend over backwards
- brawl
- break one's back
- break one's neck
- brush
- buck
- bump heads
- clash
- combat
- compete
- conflict
- contend
- contest
- cope
- cross swords
- dig
- effort
- encounter
- endeavor
- essay
- exert oneself
- exertion
- free-for-all
- give it one's best shot
- give the old college try
- go all out
- go up against
- grapple
- grind
- hassle
- have one's nose to grindstone
- hustle
- jam
- jump
- labor
- lock horns
- long haul
- make every effort
- offer
- pains
- plug
- plug away
- put up a fight
- romp
- rough-house
- roughhouse
- row
- scramble
- scrap
- scratch
- scuffle
- seek
- set-to
- shuffle
- skirmish
- slave
- slug
- smack
- strain
- strife
- strive
- striving
- sweat
- tackle
- take a crack
- take a stab
- take on
- tangle
- toil
- trial
- try
- try one's hardest
- tussle
- undertake
- undertaking
- work
- work like a dog
- wrangle
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