Synonyms of tackles

tackles

verb

present tense third-person singular of tackle

as in approaches

to start work on energetically

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approaches
• undertakes
• addresses
• has at
• attacks
• dives (into)
• wades (in or into)
• pursues
• tears into
• goes at
• focuses (on)
• falls (to)
• pitches into
• sails into
• concentrates (on)
• faces
• buckles (down to)
• settles (down)
• lights into
• plunges (in)
• knuckles down (to)
• pitches in
• zeroes (in on)
• takes up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoids
• evades
• shuns
• plays
• lags
• pokes
• messes
• fools
• dawdles
• dallies
• trifles
• idles
• putters (around)
• fiddles (around)
• monkeys (around)
• potters (around)
• dillydallies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tackles

Evoluto is limiting its run of coupes to 55 examples before its team tackles the open-air-spider model. —Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 17 June 2026

Before the Bears mailbag also goes on a brief hiatus, Brad Biggs tackles another set of reader questions. —Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026

The strategy tackles a massive tech frustration. —Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 16 June 2026

Her latest film, TAG, tackles the discovery of sexuality in childhood. —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 June 2026

So, this tackles two issues at once. —Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026

Tiny Timber Homes Living in as small a space as a tiny house can sometimes feel a little claustrophobic, but the Kanuka tackles this by opening up to the outside with two double glass door entrances, filling the home with natural light. —New Atlas, 12 June 2026

The psychological horror film tackles weight loss, diet culture, obsession and addiction. —Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2026

The series also tackles aging, particularly through Judith’s struggle to navigate a world increasingly eager to tell women when their best years are behind them. —Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026