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

Her feet never left the ground — until two other agents tackled her onto the concrete. — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026

Back in 2012, Wasmer tackled a school shooter and held him down until police arrived and placed the man under arrest. — Bryant Reed, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

In Germany, firefighters using drones and helicopters battled a forest fire near the Austrian border, according to the Associated Press, while in Turkey, responders tackled forest fires in four western provinces. — Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 31 July 2026

Storm on Sesame Street also revives a theme the franchise has tackled before. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 30 July 2026

Students interested in engineering tackled complex, collaborative projects in the Design Challenge courses and young artists experimented with new mediums in art class. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

And while Tuesday was one benchmark in his recovery, there are more to come, like getting tackled for the first time in nearly two years. — Joseph Person, New York Times, 28 July 2026

Video from the immigration raid shows Huerta being pushed out of the way of a white van driven onto the warehouse property, then being tackled and taken into custody. — City News Service, Daily News, 27 July 2026

Knowing the cat was out of the bag, dad tackled the discussion more directly. — Christian Dashiell Published, Parents, 26 July 2026