Antonyms for struggles


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : struhg-uhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstrʌg əl


Definition of struggles

Origin :
  • late 14c., probably a frequentative form, of uncertain origin. Skeat suggests Old Norse strugr "ill will;" others suggest a connection to Dutch struikelen, German straucheln "to stumble." Related: Struggled; struggling.
  • noun hard try; fight to win
  • verb labor, work
  • verb fight, wrestle
Example sentences :
  • Her struggles met only the unbending, pitiless resistance of steel.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Finding his struggles useless, he resorted to expostulation.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • All the while he was watching mercilessly for the cessation of the struggles.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Randal stops her mouth, and struggles to hold his mother back.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • If she returns my love, my struggles will be sweet to me, for they will be made for her sake.
  • Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
  • This is the goal of all our struggles for progress—it is the sole end worthy of them.
  • Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
  • He was like a giant in the power of his enemies, and his struggles were terrible.
  • Extract from : « A Singer from the Sea » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
  • I still had struggles, I still rebelled against confessing my defeat.
  • Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
  • Those whom I love best are those who have least sympathy with my struggles.
  • Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
  • Her struggles, her sacrifices, her failures, were almost vividly portrayed.
  • Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks

Synonyms for struggles

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