Struggle

Synonyms for "struggle" (248 found)

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Closest matches (50)

Noun(10 words)

battle conflict adversity agon attempt battles battlingbiotic interactionclambering combats

actionaerial combataffray agonize aim altercation argumentarmored combatassay attempt battlebattle royalbe determinedbe hard putbeat aboutbickering blunder bout box brawl

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broil brush buffet bullfight campaign careen careercat-and-dog lifechallenge clashclash of armsclose cockfight collide combatcome to blows

Verb(4 words)

battled clamber clambered combating

Strong matches (74)

compete competition conflict contend contention contentiousness contest contestation controversycut and thrustdebate determination devote disputation dispute dogfight drudgery duel effort embroilment

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encounter endeavor enmity enterprise essayexchange blowsexchange of blowsexertion falter fence feud fightfight a duelfightingfire fightflounce flounder fraygive and takegive satisfactiongrapplegrapple withground combatgrunt and sweathand-to-hand combathand-to-hand fighthasslehave troublehostilityhouse-to-house combathuff and puffjostle

Noun(17 words)

competition for resourcescontend difficulty effort endeavor exert exertion fight fights flails floundering flounders gasping grappling hardship jihad jihads

Verb(5 words)

contend creaked fight flailed grappled

Related words (124)

Noun(14 words)

jostling laban limping luta muddles mudwrestle resist scuffles scuffling strive treks tussles wrestles wrestling

joustkilkenny catslaborlabor under difficultieslitigation logomachy lurch matchmix it upnaval combatofferpaper warpassage of armspitchpitch and plungepitched battleplunge polemic quarrel quarreling

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quarrelsomeness rassle reel resolution resolve riot rival rivalry rock roll rumblerun a tiltrunning fightscramble scrape scrapping scrimmage scuffle seek seetheshoving matchskirmish spar squabbling squirm staggerstand-up fightstrainstreet fightstrife strive striving struggling study stumble sway sweatsweat bloodswing task tauromachythrash aboutthrust and parrytilt toil tosstoss and tumbletoss and turntotter tourney travail trial trytug-of-wartumble tussle twist undertake undertaking viewage warwalk on eggshellswallop wallow warwar of wordswarfare welter wiggle words work worm wrangling wrestle wriggle writhe

Verb(14 words)

scramble shin shinny skin sputter strives torn trekked trudging tussled tussling unmaster weltered wrestled

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More general

27 entries

act activity assay attempt battle challenge climb combat conflict difficulty effortelbow greaseendeavor endeavour

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More specific

15 entries

battle brawl combat conflict contestemotional struggleendeavor exertion fightfinancial strugglelabor melee oppose resist skirmish

Collocations

11 entries

academic struggleconstant struggledaily strugglefinancial strugglelong struggleongoing struggleserious strugglestruggle against povertystruggle for controlstruggle with mathuphill struggle

Inflections

3 entries

struggled struggles struggling

Derivations

1 entries

struggler

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

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Scientific research is not a mechanical routine, but a continuing struggle on the part of the scientist.

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After an uphill struggle against great odds they finally got the company on its feet again.

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That fight seemed like a life-or-death struggle.

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Even today, however, women struggle against discrimination.

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