English

Detailed Synonyms for struggle in English

struggle:

to struggle verb (struggles, struggled, struggling)

  1. to struggle
    to struggle; to fight; wage ware; keep up the struggle; put up a fight
  2. to struggle
    to resist; to struggle; to fight back
    • resist verb (resists, resisted, resisting)
    • struggle verb (struggles, struggled, struggling)
    • fight back verb (fights back, fought back, fighting back)
  3. to struggle
    to struggle; to fight against
    • struggle verb (struggles, struggled, struggling)
    • fight against verb (fights against, fought against, fighting against)
  4. to struggle
    to combat; to struggle; to fight
    • combat verb (combats, combatted, combatting)
    • struggle verb (struggles, struggled, struggling)
    • fight verb (fights, fought, fighting)
  5. to struggle
    to compete; to fight against; to struggle
    • compete verb (competes, competed, competing)
    • fight against verb (fights against, fought against, fighting against)
    • struggle verb (struggles, struggled, struggling)
  6. to struggle
    – be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight 1
    to struggle; to contend; to fight
    – be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight 1
    • struggle verb (struggles, struggled, struggling)
    • contend verb (contends, contended, contending)
      • Militant groups are contending for control of the country1
    • fight verb (fights, fought, fighting)
      • the tribesmen fought each other1
      • Siblings are always fighting1
  7. to struggle
    – to exert strenuous effort against opposition 1
    to struggle
    – to exert strenuous effort against opposition 1
    • struggle verb (struggles, struggled, struggling)
      • he struggled to get free from the rope1
  8. to struggle
    – climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling 1
    to struggle; to skin; to scramble; shin; to clamber; to sputter; shinny
    – climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling 1
    • struggle verb (struggles, struggled, struggling)
    • skin verb (skins, skinned, skinning)
    • scramble verb (scrambles, scrambled, scrambling)
    • shin verb
    • clamber verb (clambers, clambered, clambering)
    • sputter verb (sputters, sputtered, sputtering)
    • shinny verb
  9. to struggle
    – make a strenuous or labored effort 1
    to struggle; to fight
    – make a strenuous or labored effort 1
    • struggle verb (struggles, struggled, struggling)
      • She struggled for years to survive without welfare1
    • fight verb (fights, fought, fighting)
      • He fought for breath1

Conjugations for struggle:

present
  1. struggle
  2. struggle
  3. struggles
  4. struggle
  5. struggle
  6. struggle
simple past
  1. struggled
  2. struggled
  3. struggled
  4. struggled
  5. struggled
  6. struggled
present perfect
  1. have struggled
  2. have struggled
  3. has struggled
  4. have struggled
  5. have struggled
  6. have struggled
past continuous
  1. was struggling
  2. were struggling
  3. was struggling
  4. were struggling
  5. were struggling
  6. were struggling
future
  1. shall struggle
  2. will struggle
  3. will struggle
  4. shall struggle
  5. will struggle
  6. will struggle
continuous present
  1. am struggling
  2. are struggling
  3. is struggling
  4. are struggling
  5. are struggling
  6. are struggling
subjunctive
  1. be struggled
  2. be struggled
  3. be struggled
  4. be struggled
  5. be struggled
  6. be struggled
diverse
  1. struggle!
  2. let's struggle!
  3. struggled
  4. struggling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

struggle [the ~] noun

  1. the struggle
    the struggle; the wrestle
  2. the struggle
    the tussling; the struggle; the wrestle; the struggling; the wrestling; the grappling
  3. the struggle
    – strenuous effort 1
    the struggle
    – strenuous effort 1
    • struggle [the ~] noun
      • the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her1
  4. the struggle
    – an energetic attempt to achieve something 1
    the struggle; the battle
    – an energetic attempt to achieve something 1
    • struggle [the ~] noun
      • getting through the crowd was a real struggle1
    • battle [the ~] noun
      • he fought a battle for recognition1
  5. the struggle
    – an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) 1
    the struggle; the battle; the conflict
    – an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) 1
    • struggle [the ~] noun
    • battle [the ~] noun
      • police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs1
    • conflict [the ~] noun
      • the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph1

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Related Definitions for "struggle":

  1. strenuous effort1
    • the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her1
  2. an energetic attempt to achieve something1
    • getting through the crowd was a real struggle1
  3. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)1
  4. be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight1
  5. to exert strenuous effort against opposition1
    • he struggled to get free from the rope1
  6. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling1
  7. make a strenuous or labored effort1
    • She struggled for years to survive without welfare1

Related Synonyms for struggle