Synonyms of tackling

tackling

verb

present participle of tackle

as in approaching

to start work on energetically

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approaching
• addressing
• undertaking
• attacking
• wading (in or into)
• diving (into)
• having at
• pursuing
• going at
• facing
• sailing into
• tearing into
• pitching into
• focusing (on)
• falling (to)
• concentrating (on)
• settling (down)
• buckling (down to)
• lighting into
• plunging (in)
• knuckling down (to)
• pitching in
• zeroing (in on)
• taking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoiding
• evading
• shunning
• playing
• messing
• lagging
• poking
• fooling
• idling
• trifling
• dawdling
• fiddling (around)
• puttering (around)
• dallying
• pottering (around)
• dillydallying
• monkeying (around)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tackling

Worrell said the city’s current approach to tackling violence is flawed. — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 24 Aug. 2026

SweetNight’s new CoolNest® Ultra Memory Foam Mattress takes a multi-layered approach to tackling the problem, combining cooling materials, ventilation and ergonomic support in a mattress designed particularly with hot sleepers in mind. — New Atlas, 24 Aug. 2026

One showed the Ohio State University football mascot, Brutus Buckeye, tackling Buc-ee the beaver. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Jackson was injured on the opening kickoff after tackling New England's Lan Larison. — CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026

Fundamentals like gripping the football properly to prevent fumbles, or tackling and lowering your hips to wrap up and drive a player rather than using shoulder pads or lowering the head, which put players at risk for neck and head injuries. — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026

Suarez, who grew up in Coral Gables in the 1990s, opened Rosemary’s locations in Tokyo, the East Village and Midtown Manhattan before finally tackling Miami’s fickle culinary scene. — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

That is the problem Quanta Computer and Quantinuum are now tackling. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026

To combat this, Fabuloso Cleaning Expert Rosa Picosa likes to make tackling grease a regular part of her routine, utilizing a zone cleaning method and focusing on the kitchen as its own zone. — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026