Synonyms of wrestling

wrestling

verb

present participle of wrestle

as in fighting

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

• fighting
• grappling
• brawling
• tussling
• rassling
• battling
• scuffling
• dueling
• boxing
• contending
• punching
• combating
• hitting
• sparring
• skirmishing
• striking
• slugging
• battering
• clashing (with)
• bashing
• warring (against)
• beating
• buffeting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wrestling

But there’s a difference between narrating crime scenes at a remove and wrestling with the lingering morality of it all. — Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026

Others can point to the Attitude Era and the Monday Night Wars as some of the most impactful moments that have transcended wrestling itself. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026

There’s nothing worse than being weighed down at the airport, wrestling with bags in and out of the car, or dragging heavy luggage while waiting for hotel check-in. — Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2026

Much of the season finds Lestat wrestling with profound guilt, including over the death of their daughter, Claudia (played with harrowing grace by Delainey Hayles). — Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026

Haiken says his dealership will have to find new uses for some of its facilities — and other dealers are likely also wrestling with hard decisions. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 10 July 2026

He was named All-American in wrestling three times and won a gold medal in freestyle wrestling in the 1948 Olympics. — Norah Judson, Des Moines Register, 9 July 2026

The sport is easy to overlook in a country wrestling with political strain, economic damage and the weight of conflict. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

Teams then spend weeks wrestling with OAuth flows and multiuser authorization before anything works. — Alex Salazar, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026