Synonyms for struggle


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

Top 10 synonyms for struggle Other synonyms for the word struggle

Définition of struggle

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 :
  • I have never seen the soul withdrawn without a struggle with the body.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • They are as animals grown in an environment that demands no struggle of them.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • I was once a poor boy myself, obliged to struggle for my living.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • The struggle to keep alive during the cold period was terrible.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • Beginning of the struggle between Indo-Europeans and Semites.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • He didn't see that she was perspiring, worn out by her struggle with the carpet.
  • Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
  • My point is that whatever there may be to struggle with there is nothing to be afraid of.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • Of the world as it is the outstanding fact is the necessity for struggle.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • I have not meant to say that even with one's refuge in God there is nothing left to struggle with.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • When great sorrows come it is because in the struggle we have not been successful.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

Antonyms for struggle

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