TUSSLE Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈtə-səl

as in clash

a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups a small tussle on the basketball court was quickly broken up

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verb

as in to wrestle

to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery puppies tussling with one another, rolling over and over on the carpet

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Noun

After a tussle over control of the weapon, according to village officials, Wallace regained possession of the weapon and the officer subsequently shot Wallace with his own service weapon. —

Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026 The tussle the two teams engaged in over 3 hours, 18 minutes was pretty much all about all of that. —

Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026

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Kevin Keegan and Arsene Wenger tussled with Sir Alex Ferguson, and in the years that followed, Jose Mourinho and Rafa Benitez battled in the league and in Europe. —

Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 25 May 2026 As had happened when the Patent Office and the State Department had briefly tussled over control of the Declaration back in the 1870s, the question of custody was a thorny one. —

Literary Hub, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for tussle

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Noun

This is not the company's first clash with Washington.

— Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
The clash comes as prediction markets push for mainstream legitimacy despite a series of insider trading allegations.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026