Synonyms of tackled

tackled

verb

past tense of tackle

as in approached

to start work on energetically

once I clean the kitchen, I think I'll tackle the bathroom

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approached
• addressed
• undertook
• attacked
• had at
• waded (in or into)
• pursued
• dived (into)
• went at
• faced
• sailed into
• tore into
• pitched into
• focused (on)
• fell (to)
• concentrated (on)
• settled (down)
• lit into
• buckled (down to)
• plunged (in)
• pitched in
• zeroed (in on)
• knuckled down (to)
• took up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoided
• evaded
• shunned
• played
• poked
• lagged
• messed
• fooled
• dawdled
• idled
• trifled
• dallied
• fiddled (around)
• puttered (around)
• pottered (around)
• dillydallied
• monkeyed (around)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tackled

Every step beyond this put us in an exclusive club of climbers who tackled the final push to the summit. — Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026

At the workshop Verhoeff and the participants tackled the 2-out-of-4 problem, in which a painting will fall if any two of four nails are removed. — Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2026

By the time the opponent is ready to take their first touch, Bard has reached him, tackled him and forced the ball out for a throw-in. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

On fourth-and-goal, Stevie Bracey tackled Luke McAuliffe at the 3 to seal it. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

In recent years, several high-profile directors have tackled projects which lean into discussions about faith. — William Earl, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

In parallel, Dyson’s team tackled the rest of the routine, formulating nonfoaming toothpaste and mouth rinse to work with both the camera and the jet. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

But before any of that can happen, Talarico says, corruption must be tackled. — Eleanor Dearman updated August 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026

In an early 2000s commercial, Michelob Ultra portrayed a woman getting viciously tackled in a football game at a park. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026