Thesaurus
plural of tug-of-war
Synonyms & Antonyms of tugs-of-war
an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another
- the effort to get their teenage son to keep his room clean is a constant tug-of-war
Synonyms for tugs-of-war
- ball games,
- battles,
- combats,
- competitions,
- conflicts,
- confrontations,
- contentions,
- contests,
- dogfights,
- duels,
- face-offs,
- grapples,
- matches,
- rivalries,
- strifes,
- struggles,
- sweepstakes
- (also sweep-stake),
- warfares,
- wars
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“Tugs-of-war.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tugs-of-war. Accessed 16 Aug. 2022.
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