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Main Entry:
flounder [floun-der]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: struggle; be in the dark
Synonyms: blunder, bobble, cast about, come apart at the seams, drop the ball, fall down, flop, flummox, foul up, fumble, go at backwards, go to pieces, grope, labor, lurch, make a mess of, miss one's cue, muddle, plunge, pratfall, screw up, slip up, snafu, strive, stub one's toe, stumble, thrash, toil, toss, travail, trip up, tumble, wallow, work at
Notes: founder means to sink, while flounder means to flail helplessly
Antonyms: do well, succeed
Main Entry: practice
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: carry out; undertake
Synonyms: apply, carry on, do, engage in, execute, follow, fulfill, function, live up to, observe, perform, ply, pursue, put into effect, specialize in, work at
Antonyms: cease, forget, halt, neglect, stop
Main Entry: prosecute
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: follow through, persevere
Synonyms: carry on, carry through, conduct, continue, direct, discharge, engage in, execute, follow up, manage, perform, persist, practice, pursue, put through, see through, wage, work at
Notes: persecute means 'to harass or treat unjustly'; prosecute is 'to bring legal action against' or 'to pursue something until the end'
Antonyms: cease, halt, stop
Main Entry: pursue
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: persist, persevere
Synonyms: adhere, apply oneself, carry on, conduct, continue, cultivate, engage in, hold to, keep on, maintain, perform, ply, practice, proceed, prosecute, see through, tackle, wage, work at
Antonyms: discontinue, give up, stop
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