Synonyms of wrestled

wrestled

verb

past tense of wrestle

as in fought

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

• fought
• grappled
• tussled
• battled
• scuffled
• brawled
• contended
• punched
• combated
• dueled
• struck
• skirmished
• hit
• sparred
• rassled
• slugged
• buffeted
• battered
• bashed
• clashed (with)
• boxed
• warred (against)
• beat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wrestled

This isn’t the first time professional sports leagues have wrestled with how to handle political or cultural touchpoints. — Alex Sherman, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026

For decades, city leaders have wrestled with how to expand access to housing as prices have climbed, and ways to protect long-standing residents of the city from displacement with the preservation of affordable units. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

SummerSlam ran in Minneapolis, where Lesnar wrestled in college, and Dave Meltzer reported the plan had always been to retire him there. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Police wrestled him down, and Fauci, dressed in his white lab coat, bolted downstairs. — Michael Collins, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

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

For decades, physicists wrestled with a fundamental mystery of the universe. — Lisa Song, CNN Money, 28 July 2026

But its founding family’s artistic, globe-trotting descendants have mostly stayed out of the business—and some have visibly wrestled with what that oil money has meant. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 24 July 2026