Struggle synonyms and antonyms
strŭg'əl
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Part of speech:
To struggle or fight forcefully; contend:
To struggle; contend
Strife is defined as the act of conflict or something that is difficult to do.
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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struggle against (related)
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fight (related)
The power or inclination to fight; pugnacity:
A conscientious or concerted effort toward an end; an earnest attempt.
struggle for (related)
A wrench, twist, or other physical injury resulting from excessive tension, effort, or use.
An expenditure of physical or mental effort.
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effort (related)
A difficult exertion of strength or will:
To come into conflict; disagree sharply
To take part in a skirmish
A competitor:
(Idiomatic) a dispute between two parties, particularly an entrenched, back and forth dispute.
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To brawl is to become involved in a noisy or violent fight.
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
Flounce is defined as to bounce around using quick, jerking body movements.
To spend too much time and effort on; belabor
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To throw together haphazardly; mix in a confused way; jumble
To climb a rope, pole, etc. by using both hands and legs for gripping
To cover with a skin or a similar layer:
turmoil (related)
oppression (related)
try (related)
To put to test.
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To lead a military life; to carry on continual wars.
(Uncountable) Struggle for superiority; combat.
To contend is to believe something is a fact or to deal with a challenge.
confrontation (related)
hostility (related)
To play shinny
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A test of will; a conflict:
A striving to win in competition; rivalry:
To carry on or perpetuate a bitter quarrel or state of enmity.
To have a hassle
To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.
(Figuratively) To impinge upon.
(Intransitive) to be forced into some kind of situation
To labor; toil; struggle
To have a tussle.
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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.
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
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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
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.
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The definition of a rivalry is a competition or contest.
work (related)
The part of a day devoted to an occupation or undertaking:
Of or relating to behavior associated with conflict between one animal and another.
To duel is defined as to fight.
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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