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

The two crew members — one Greek and one Danish national — died when their helicopter collided with another near the seaside area of Psatha while tackling the fire that started Friday morning. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Lisa Su, the CEO of $748 billion tech giant AMD, also believes that tackling challenges head-on is the best advice she’s ever received. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026

Both DuBois and Hero cite traffic and housing affordability as problems that the District 8 commissioner needs to be tackling over the next four years. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026

Valentine, who’s had tackling issues, had a strong practice Friday with a pair of passes defensed. — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

On Saturday, Commissioner of Public Lands Dave Upthegrove said firefighters were tackling 10 large fires across the state. — Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026

Kim Farrington, an accountant who has touted her work reforming federal spending to save taxpayer dollars, highlights tackling the national debt and rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse as her top priority. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026

Neighbouring countries across Europe have mobilized support, sending teams and planes to assist in tackling the blazes. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 27 July 2026

Youth-level football has been subject to limited exposure with full-contact tackling during practice. — Leon Imber, New York Times, 26 July 2026