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scrabble

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of scrabble

a forceful effort to reach a goal or objective

  • it'll be a long scrabble to pull ourselves out of poverty
Synonyms of scrabble

battle, fight, fray, struggle, throes
Words Related to scrabble

effort, exertion, labor, pains, trouble, work

drudgery, grind, sweat, toil, travail

combat, conflict, contest, strife, tussle, war, warfare

attempt, endeavor, essay, try

scrabble

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of scrabble

1 to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling

  • we scrabbled up a sand dune to get a better view of the sea
Synonyms of scrabble

clamber, climb, scramble, swarm
Words Related to scrabble

shimmy, shin, shinny, skin

ascend, breast [chiefly British], free-climb, get up, mount, scale, summit, surmount

claw, sprawl, struggle

2 to search for something blindly or uncertainly

  • he frantically scrabbled through the storage chest looking for the needed documents
Synonyms of scrabble

feel, fish, fumble, grope
Words Related to scrabble

grabble

cast about, hunt, look, reach, seek (out)

capture, clutch, corral, get, grab, nab, nail, seize, snatch

comb, dig (through), dredge, rake, ransack, rifle, rummage, scour

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  1. See words that rhyme with scrabble Dictionary: Definition of scrabble Spanish Central: Translation of scrabble Nglish: Translation of scrabble for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of scrabble for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about scrabble

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