Synonyms of throes

throes

noun

plural of throe

as in struggle

a forceful effort to reach a goal or objective

that third-world country is caught up in the throes of a democratic revolution

Synonyms & Similar Words

• struggle
• battle
• fight
• fray
• effort
• pains
• attempt
• scrabble
• toil
• drudgery
• exertion
• trouble
• war
• strife
• grind
• labor
• work
• endeavor
• conflict
• warfare
• combat
• tussle
• try
• travail
• sweat
• contest
• essay

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of throes

The boy was burly and had a remarkable strength and energy that stayed throughout his life, only faltering in the very last throes of death. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026

Rowdy children represent yet another challenge for restaurants like his that have struggled through the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic and, more recently, skyrocketing prices for beef, cooking oil and other goods, Xue said. — Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Stone and Clinton were both in throes of drug addictions and had a falling out before the album could be completed. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 7 July 2026

As Droga sees it, the advertising industry is very much in the throes of a profound technological shift. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 22 June 2026

While the Knicks are now the toast of the town for the first time since 1973, the other sports teams that call the metropolitan area home are each in the throes of a long championship drought. — Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 18 June 2026

The weeklong visit to Spain by Pope Leo XIV has brought the pontiff to a once-staunchly Catholic country that has long been in the throes of waning religious practice and, recently, a political crisis for the governing Socialist Party. — ABC News, 6 June 2026

His own son, Ethan, in the throes of a mental health crisis, threw Tom’s wife down the stairs, killing her. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 2 June 2026

An on-duty FDNY firefighter in the throes of a mental health episode was arrested for punching an NYPD officer in the face during an unprovoked attack inside a Queens hospital, police sources said Friday. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 29 May 2026