Synonyms for struggle
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : struhg-uhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈstrʌg əl |
Top 10 synonyms for struggle Other synonyms for the word struggle
- assay
- bend over backwards
- brawl
- break one's back
- break one's neck
- brush
- buck
- bump heads
- cross swords
- dig
- 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
Définition of struggle
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
- I have never seen the soul withdrawn without a struggle with the body.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- They are as animals grown in an environment that demands no struggle of them.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- I was once a poor boy myself, obliged to struggle for my living.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- The struggle to keep alive during the cold period was terrible.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- Beginning of the struggle between Indo-Europeans and Semites.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- He didn't see that she was perspiring, worn out by her struggle with the carpet.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- My point is that whatever there may be to struggle with there is nothing to be afraid of.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- Of the world as it is the outstanding fact is the necessity for struggle.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- I have not meant to say that even with one's refuge in God there is nothing left to struggle with.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- When great sorrows come it is because in the struggle we have not been successful.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
Antonyms for struggle
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