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struggle
Synonyms and Antonyms of struggle
- the child's determined struggle to make straight A's in school
- a struggle between a bison and a wolf pack
pitched battle, rough-and-tumble
battle royal, brawl, donnybrook, free-for-all, melee (also mêlée), mix-up, ruckus, ruction
blows, fistfight, fisticuffs, slugfest
confrontation, duel, face-off, joust
altercation, argument, contretemps, controversy, cross fire, disagreement, dispute, falling-out, kickup, misunderstanding, quarrel, row, spat, squabble, tangle, tiff, wrangle
- her staunchest supporters in her struggle for the office
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
struggle
Synonyms and Antonyms of struggle
- Each week I would struggle through my piano lesson, keenly aware that I wasn't getting any better.
- The financially strapped couple struggled to make ends meet.
sweat blood
break, ease (up), let up, slacken
bum, chill, dally, dillydally, goof (off), hack (around), hang (around or out), idle, laze, loaf, lounge, shirk, slack (off), veg out
bask, loll, relax, repose, rest, unwind
dabble, doodle, fool around, goof (around), hang, mess around, monkey (around), play, potter (around), putter (around), trifle
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