Synonyms of wrestle

wrestle

verb

ˈre-səl 

as in to fight

to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery

the sisters wrestled on the floor over the last cookie

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fight
• grapple
• brawl
• tussle
• battle
• contend
• rassle
• scuffle
• combat
• hit
• duel
• punch
• war (against)
• strike
• skirmish
• clash (with)
• box
• beat
• slug
• spar
• bash
• buffet
• batter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wrestle

And while Frog in Boiling Water wrestled with political anxiety and environmental collapse, ZIRP! — Spin Staff, SPIN, 6 Aug. 2026

Every court now wrestling with preemption is really wrestling with that silence, and silence, at this volume, is a decision someone will eventually have to make out loud. — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Democrats voting in primaries this month in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota are wrestling with a question that has divided the party going back at least to 2016. — Tamara Keith, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026

Officers reported that surveillance video showed Rivas pursued the victim, wrestled with him on the ground, and stabbed him in an armpit area. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing wrestle

• wrestle (with)