Struggle synonyms
strŭg'əl
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Part of speech:
To struggle or fight forcefully; contend:
Strife is defined as the act of conflict or something that is difficult to do.
To struggle; contend
To make an effort to do, get, have, etc.; try; endeavor
To struggle in hand-to-hand combat; wrestle
Tribulation or agony; anguish.
Given to contention; quarrelsome.
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fight (related)
The power or inclination to fight; pugnacity:
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struggle against (related)
A conscientious or concerted effort toward an end; an earnest attempt.
An expenditure of physical or mental effort.
effort (related)
A difficult exertion of strength or will:
A wrench, twist, or other physical injury resulting from excessive tension, effort, or use.
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To take part in a skirmish
To brawl is to become involved in a noisy or violent fight.
To come into conflict; disagree sharply
struggle for (related)
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Mutually destructive; most often applied to warfare.
Opposition between characters or forces in a work of drama or fiction, especially when motivating or shaping the action of the plot.
To be in agony or great pain; feel anguish
To spend too much time and effort on; belabor
To throw together haphazardly; mix in a confused way; jumble
To climb a rope, pole, etc. by using both hands and legs for gripping
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To cover with a skin or a similar layer:
turmoil (related)
oppression (related)
To contend is to believe something is a fact or to deal with a challenge.
To play shinny
To put to test.
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Of or relating to behavior associated with conflict between one animal and another.
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A test of will; a conflict:
A striving to win in competition; rivalry:
To contest is to dispute or fight for something.
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To duel is defined as to fight.
To carry on or perpetuate a bitter quarrel or state of enmity.
Flounce is defined as to bounce around using quick, jerking body movements.
To have a hassle
To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.
(Figuratively) To impinge upon.
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(Intransitive) to be forced into some kind of situation
To labor; toil; struggle
To have a tussle.
Vie is defined as to strive to win something.
giving-in (antonym)
hard try; fight to win
surrender (antonym)
To yield (oneself) to any influence, emotion, passion, or power.
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yield (antonym)
To produce a return for effort or investment:
rest (antonym)
(Intransitive, reflexive) To be or to put into a state of rest.
laze (antonym)
To be lazy or idle; loaf
To dispute, argue, contend, attack, etc.
A distressing or difficult happening or situation
A period of time:
Vigorous physical effort, as that used in scrubbing or polishing something
A competitor:
An interbreeding, usually geographically isolated population of organisms differing from other populations of the same species in the frequency of hereditary traits. A race that has been given formal taxonomic recognition is known as a subspecies.
The definition of a rivalry is a competition or contest.
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(Idiomatic) a dispute between two parties, particularly an entrenched, back and forth dispute.
A focused comparison:
work (related)
The part of a day devoted to an occupation or undertaking:
Flounder is defined as to stumble or struggle to talk, make a lot of errors, or move in a clumsy way.
Clamber is defined as to climb clumsily or with difficulty.
working-class (related)
To fight or struggle against; oppose, resist, or seek to get rid of
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