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1
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
- each week I would struggle through my piano lesson, keenly aware that I wasn't getting any better
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2
to devote serious and sustained effort
- the financially strapped couple struggled to make ends meet
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- bum,
- chill,
- dally,
- dillydally,
- footle,
- goldbrick,
- goof (off),
- hack (around),
- hang (around or out),
- idle,
- laze,
- loaf,
- lounge,
- shirk,
- slack (off),
- veg out
- dabble,
- doodle,
- fool around,
- fribble,
- goof (around),
- hang,
- hang about
- [British],
- mess around,
- monkey (around),
- play,
- potter (around),
- putter (around),
- trifle
struggle
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of struggle (Entry 2 of 2)
1
a forceful effort to reach a goal or objective
- a performer's long struggle to achieve success
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2
a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups
- there was a struggle between the armed robber and the shopkeeper, and the gun went off
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- affray
- [chiefly British],
- battle royal,
- brawl,
- broil,
- donnybrook,
- free-for-all,
- melee
- (also mêlée),
- mix-up,
- ruckus,
- ruction
- altercation,
- argle-bargle
- [chiefly British],
- argument,
- argy-bargy
- [chiefly British],
- contretemps,
- controversy,
- cross fire,
- disagreement,
- dispute,
- falling-out,
- kickup,
- misunderstanding,
- quarrel,
- row,
- spat,
- squabble,
- tangle,
- tiff,
- wrangle
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3
an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another
- her staunchest supporters in her struggle for the office
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- ball game,
- battle,
- combat,
- competition,
- conflict,
- confrontation,
- contention,
- contest,
- dogfight,
- duel,
- face-off,
- grapple,
- match,
- rivalry,
- strife,
- sweepstakes
- (also sweep-stake),
- tug-of-war,
- war,
- warfare
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“Struggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/struggle. Accessed 30 Nov. 2021.
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The first known use of struggle was in the 14th century
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