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struggles

NOUN

hard try; fight to win

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attempt battle clash combat conflict contest effort encounter endeavor skirmish strife trial work

STRONG

brush essay exertion free-for-all grind hassle jam jump labor pains roughhouse row scramble set-to striving toil tussle undertaking wrangle

WEAK

long haul

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accord agreement calm idleness laziness peace retreat success surrender truce

STRONG

entertainment fun

WEAK

giving in

VERB

labor, work

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cope seek strive tackle toil try

STRONG

assay attempt dig endeavor grind hassle hustle offer plug scratch slave strain sweat undertake

WEAK

bend over backwards break one's back break one's neck exert oneself give it one's best shot give the old college try go all out have one's nose to grindstone make every effort plug away take a crack take a stab take on try one's hardest work like a dog

Antonyms

STRONGEST

forget idle neglect

STRONG

be lazy ignore laze procrastinate withhold

WEAK

rest surrender yield

VERB

fight, wrestle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compete contend grapple

STRONG

battle brawl buck contest hassle romp rough-house row scrap scuffle shuffle slug smack tangle

WEAK

bump heads cross swords go up against lock horns put up a fight

Antonyms

STRONG

agree concur make peace

WEAK

idle laze rest surrender yield

Example Sentences

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O’Hoppe is a New York Rangers fan and gets frustrated when his team struggles, but he said he reminds himself that “we’re all humans.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

The deal was questioned because of Salah's previous struggles with Chelsea in the Premier League, but those who scouted him for Liverpool were convinced.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

We are therefore once again in a Gramscian bind, caught between the old which will not die and the new which struggles to be born.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Extreme demand suggests prices won’t ease anytime soon, adding another worry for the Federal Reserve as it struggles to reduce stubborn inflation.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Mo must have had his own struggles, but it had seemed to me that everything had always come easily to him.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda