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

Rain that turned into the season's first significant snow, accompanied by strong wind, complicated the already difficult task of tackling the blaze and firefighters had to pull out overnight after several hours, officials said. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Compassion doesn’t mean that presidents or other public officials should bow to enemies or surrender common sense in tackling the world’s harsh realities. — Kathleen Parker, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

McKinney has focused his campaign on lessening the city’s homelessness crisis by leveraging people into treatment, tackling quality-of-life crimes, and reducing the city’s out-of-control legal costs. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Jamien Sherwood has been a tackling machine in this league, while the Jets also brought in veteran linebacker Demario Davis. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Frustration is also growing over what is seen as Haitian authorities’ reluctance to get their house in order, from tackling corruption to fixing its judiciary. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Players are required to wear Guardian Caps during practices, while coaches emphasize safer tackling techniques. — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

After an excellent start to the season against Oregon, Boise State’s tackling has also reverted to its poor 2025 form. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2026

Masterson, the Republican gubernatorial nominee, said in Dodge City that tackling issues like affordability and lower energy prices would come from putting a Republican back in the state's top office. — Stephen Fowler, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026