Definition of struggle
noun:
- an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle", "he fought a battle for recognition". Synonyms: battle.
- an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); --Thomas Paine; "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph", "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs". Synonyms: battle, conflict.
- strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her".
verb:
- make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare", "He fought for breath". Synonyms: fight.
- to exert strenuous effort against opposition; "he struggled to get free from the rope".
- climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling. Synonyms: clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, sputter.
- be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other", "Siblings are always fighting", "Militant groups are contending for control of the country". Synonyms: contend, fight.
Related words
assail, attack, bandy, battle, box, chickenfight, combat, defend, drive, duel, engage, fence, feud, fight, fighting, fistfight, flounder, grapple, grappling, insurrection, joust, labor, labour, oppose, pacification, push, rebellion, revolt, rising, scramble, scrap, scuffle, settle, skirmish, spar, strife, tilt, tourney, tug, tussle, uprising, wage, war, warfare, wrestle, wrestling.
Words nearby
straggle, struggler.
Rhymes with
juggle, smuggle, snuggle.
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